MYX General Discussion 2022

krugerrands

Regular
Starting this thread with a bit of a brain dump.
Some information may be stale and other posters correcting thoughts and figures are welcome!

MYX has languished at this price level for close on 2 years now for the unfortunate stockholders, big opportunity cost even for those that bought in at the low a few years ago.
Is this a possible turnaround play?

There are lots of negativity around the stock especially from investors that bought in ~2016 @ $2.
But even negative emotions have run out of steam and all has gone quiet around this stock.

It looks like investors got carried away at the time in 2016 - the gross profit was only 170m and net profit only 37m....is that worth a $2b market cap?
2017 saw gross profit and net profit double, despite this the share price halved, what were people expecting??!

In 2016 there was lots of hype at the time around MYX buying a generics portfolio from TEVA/Allergan.
At the same time TEVA really messed up as well with their timing buying ~$40B of product from Allergan.

The generics market changed, these portfolios could not deliver on expected revenues and both companies have been having huge write downs as a result.
This started to gather momentum around 2018.

MYX has been pivoting away from generics and has been amortising the generic portofio with huge yearly write downs.
The execution of this pivot shows in half yearly results in terms of revenue with gross revenue of 54% from generics in 1HFY19 and to 23% in 1HFY21.

At year end 2021 the remaining "intangible" assets was ~A$615.81m down from the peak of A$1,177.22m in 2017.
At last count of this A$600m
  • Only ~A$170 total is in the generic ( GPD - * ) CGU - which allegedly are recoverable.
  • Current investments into Nexstellis intangible value falls under "SPD Women's Health" CGU.
Executing the turnaround strategy and pivoting away from generics is taking some time and holders have been frustrated by the lack of communication from the company and management failing to deliver on expectations around new specialty product launches.

Principally would be gNuvaRing ( MyRing ) from partner Mithra.
Costs to date is EUR 2.4M and another EUR 10M due on FDA approval / commercialization.
~A$20M at the end of the day to compete in the contraceptive ring space which is a $US900M a year market.

In March 2018 when the filing to the FDA happened there were NO generic competitors and they expectd to reach the market in 2019.
It is now 2022 and this product is still not commercialized.
Since then other companies have entered the market
Amneal, which did in fact launch their EluRyng in Dec 2019 already reported in their 2020 Full year net revenue for new launches "$214 million, which included EluRyng and Sucralfate Oral Suspension".

Because of the poor communication it is not known if the FDA is protecting other players by delaying approval or if the Mithra partner facilities/product was not up to scratch and if the filing was not up to scratch... the mystery continues.
And it is possible that the reason cannot be communicated... if it is the FDA what do you say? And you can't make your partner look bad either.

In 2020, Mithra launched its contraceptive vaginal ring Myring® in several European countries:
  • in Germany ( April ), the largest European market and the second largest in the world,
  • in Italy, fourth largest market in the world,
  • in Austria, Belgium ( Feb ), Denmark and the Netherlands.
It seems strange that Myring is good enough for use in Europe but not good enough for the US??

The last information gleened from Mithra themselves is that approval is "end of 2021-beginning of 2022".
With the latest CRL response done to the FDA in March 2021.
Well here we are beginning 2022 and not a peep.....

At this stage Mayne would be the 4th entrant and whilst it will still be profitable it is not as good as it would have been entering in 2019.. like they planned and like Amneal actually did.

Next big ticket golden goose product is Nextstellis.
The rights to commercialized this in US cost Mayne
  • ~US$19.75 in cash
  • 9.6% in equity as payment to Mithra
  • Mithra nominated board seat.
  • Cost of marketing and commercialization ( US$10m launch cost in 2h2021 )
This add up to around A$110M to compete in the combined hormonal contraceptives market worth
US$3.6 billion in sales according to IQVIA for the 12-month period ending January 2021.

The brand market for CHCs represent 56% of the value.

Top four products being
  • NUVARING contraceptive ring with US$960 million in annual sales
  • LO LOESTRIN®FE oral contraceptive with US$800 million ( closest competitor for Nextstellis in terms of market and cost )
  • XULANE®contraceptive patch with US$290 million
  • TAYTULLA®oral contraceptive with US$170 million in annual sales
Mayne Pharma will pay up to US$295 million total consideration cumulative net sales of E4/DRSP exceed US$2.25billion.

There is provision for contingency payments for around US$112.5m net sales per year of Nextellis on the Mayne books as at last full year results.

Mayne has not provided any forward looking statements but said that the planned ~3 year ramp-up to $200m a year net sales is on target at last AGM.
Operating expenses expected to be ~25% of peak net sales

Margin on generics is ~30% and on specialty products is ~80%
The conservative US$200 net sales target gives us a range of US$60M - US$160M on those profit margins.
25% operating expense US$50M.

Net profit of US$10-110M ( A$13 - 144M )

At 10% discount rate the present value is A$110m at constant A$13M over next 20 years ....
or
present value A$936m at constant A$144M per year.

This is a rough calculation which sees A$0.54 per share NPV for Nextstellis alone.

The current share price is ~A$0.27.

With low hype, low expectation and the share price repressed for many months this may be a good time to enter.
  • New Chairman of the board
  • New board members.
  • gNuvaring ( MyRing ) may finally be commercialized.
  • Nextstellis sales.
  • 9.6% stakeholder in Mithra
At this time it all seems to hinge on Nextstellis sales, and that will be the bet.
  • Friday, 25 February 2022 - Half Year Results for Mayne
  • 8 March 2022 - Full year results from Mithra
These results could indicated success of MyRing and Nextstellis around the world and then in the US where Mayne is the commercial distribution partner for Mithra.
 
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krugerrands

Regular
Haha... just posted yesterday and today got an alert.
Mithra / Searchlight has now commercialized gNuvaring, Mithra's vaginal contraceptive ring Myring® under the brandname Haloette®, in Canada.

Mayne however is still waiting for the FDA to approve in the US ?

So product is good to use in Europe and Canada but FDA is not satified?
 

krugerrands

Regular
Half year report out and signs are there that this is a turnaround point.

Recap on board changes
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The new board member influence is starting to show.
I like the layout and presentation, clear of current state, strategy and future.
Nexstellis being front and center, then capitalizing on the specialized sales force in dermatology and giving more impetus to the silent consistent performer that has been the contract services and manufacturing.
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For example this slide showing recent / upcoming launches.
Nicely presented relevant information, what, status, how much value, how much competition, when.
gNuvaring ( MyRing ) being the big fish at $630 market that is still pending but seriously, with the launches in Europe and now Canada I'm cannot imagine FDA being able to delay this any longer.
ABSORICA ( isotretinoin ) making a splash in the $140 market, launched in Sep 2021 and with Mayne taking 39% of prescriptions in Feb 2022... this could be a suprise money spinner.


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Nexstellis is starting to gather momentum with Mayne soon to start engaging consumers directly through social media and other channels after laying the ground work with awareness and education to health care providers.
Another tailwind is that effectively 2023 insurers have to cover FDA approved and prescribed contraceptives
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No suprise that there was further write-downs on the Generics portfolio - another $64.4m in depreciation and amortization.
This non-cash impairment affects headline earnings but it not relevant to new investors as such - only those that bought on the hype of these intangible assets that failed to deliver revenue and is now being written down.
Despite the ~$64m write down in intangibles the total assets grew by 4.7%.
This is accounting and one should really focus on current gross revenue, profitability and future direction relevant to current price.

Ongoing growth in Nexstellis still being the main item with additional bonus items like ABSORBICA, gNuvaring and newly launched acne products.
The continuing growth and performance of the Contract Services and manufacturing is also good to see.
 
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krugerrands

Regular
Mithra full year report 8 March 2022
Indirectly applicable to Mayne

  • FDA approval for commercialization in the U.S., the largest market worldwide, by Mayne Pharma, expected in H2 2022.

    "end of 2021-beginning of 2022" has become H2 2022 - just keep on slipping.

  • Sales from generic products in our portfolio, at EUR 3.8 million, remained steady compared to last year

    Not great, this would include MyRing sales in other countries where this has already been commercialized.
    "instalment of EUR 25 million was paid to former owners of Uteron Pharma. This payment contributed to further decrease the liability reported at fair value on the balance sheet (from EUR 115.7 million in December 2020 to EUR 110.0 million in December 2021)"
    They have paid a lot for this generic product and sales seems low.
    Will take forever to recoup capex at this rate.

  • EUR 13.4 million first product sales of Estelle® in the US, Canada and Europe

    Not exactly shooting the lights out, Mayne alone is "targetting" net sales of $US200m by 2024.
 

krugerrands

Regular
Mithra full year report 8 March 2022
Indirectly applicable to Mayne

  • FDA approval for commercialization in the U.S., the largest market worldwide, by Mayne Pharma, expected in H2 2022.

    "end of 2021-beginning of 2022" has become H2 2022 - just keep on slipping.

  • Sales from generic products in our portfolio, at EUR 3.8 million, remained steady compared to last year

    Not great, this would include MyRing sales in other countries where this has already been commercialized.
    "instalment of EUR 25 million was paid to former owners of Uteron Pharma. This payment contributed to further decrease the liability reported at fair value on the balance sheet (from EUR 115.7 million in December 2020 to EUR 110.0 million in December 2021)"
    They have paid a lot for this generic product and sales seems low.
    Will take forever to recoup capex at this rate.

  • EUR 13.4 million first product sales of Estelle® in the US, Canada and Europe

    Not exactly shooting the lights out, Mayne alone is "targetting" net sales of $US200m by 2024.

Well slap me silly.
gNuvaring finally approved by FDA as HALOETTE® to be commercialized early 2023.

"According to IQVIA, NUVARING® US brand and generic sales were approximately US$580 million for the 12 months ended June
20221.
Under the terms of the long-term license and supply agreement, Mayne Pharma will pay
Mithra EUR 6 million as a result of receiving FDA approval and EUR 1.6 million upon
commercial launch in the US. Mithra will manufacture HALOETTE® at its contract
development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) facility in Belgium."

This market in the US has shrunk from $900m in ~2018 to ~600m now and MYX will be the 3rd generic entrant.
7.6 million EUR payment to Mithra ( 2.4M EUR paid a few years ago for the agreement )
~ 10M EUR then for selling HALOETTE in the US $600m market. ( ~$A15m )

10% market share at 30% generic profit margin and 25% cost of sales will see about ~$A18m profit a year.
$A118m NPV or 0.07c per share.
 

krugerrands

Regular
The new board seems to be moving things along.
There are still some deadwood that needs to be moved out in due time.....in terms of people.

This part of the business has been a consistent performer.

mayne-pharma-sells-metrics-contract-services-for-more-than-its-entire-market

Just shows you how ridiculous the market can be.
As Buffet said in an interview I watched. Very much paraphrased.
The market is not there to inform you of a companies worth.
The market is a drunk schizophrenic.

I find it quite funny the recent media headlines about the multi billion dollar loss reported by Berkshire... ( on paper lol )
Yet, earnings are up.
https://news.yahoo.com/buffetts-firm-reports-44b-loss-131541051.html

People stare themselves blind at PE ratio's ( which is a backward's looking indicator based on manipulated accounting numbers, means less than nothing )
Also at headline profit and loss and tangible/intangible assets.... most of this crap is just accounting figures.
You should be looking at revenue/net income and earnings potential.

Here we have a company with a market cap and "accounting" assets that is less than what they just sold one part of their business for. lol.
 
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krugerrands

Regular
The new board seems to be moving things along.
There are still some deadwood that needs to be moved out in due time.....in terms of people.

This part of the business has been a consistent performer.

mayne-pharma-sells-metrics-contract-services-for-more-than-its-entire-market

Just shows you how ridiculous the market can be.
As Buffet said in an interview I watched. Very much paraphrased.
The market is not there to inform you of a companies worth.
The market is a drunk schizophrenic.

I find it quite funny the recent media headlines about the multi billion dollar loss reported by Berkshire... ( on paper lol )
Yet, earnings are up.
https://news.yahoo.com/buffetts-firm-reports-44b-loss-131541051.html

People stare themselves blind at PE ratio's ( which is a backward's looking indicator based on manipulated accounting numbers, means less than nothing )
Also at headline profit and loss and tangible/intangible assets.... most of this crap is just accounting figures.
You should be looking at revenue/net income and earnings potential.

Here we have a company with a market cap and "accounting" assets that is less than what they just sold one part of their business for. lol.

word was not that cold yet and another step taken by refreshed board in the right direction.

Official story is that current CEO position made permanent in US and therefore Scott is retiring.
Maybe there was another story behind the scenes... we won't know.

But I think this is good news.

Pity this guy has so much shares that could potentially become quite valuable under refreshed board and new CEO.
I'll be happy for share price appreciation to take a little longer just for more of his options to lapse....

Just based on attitude and lack of transparency over failures and responses in AGM's
 

krugerrands

Regular
word was not that cold yet and another step taken by refreshed board in the right direction.

Official story is that current CEO position made permanent in US and therefore Scott is retiring.
Maybe there was another story behind the scenes... we won't know.

But I think this is good news.

Pity this guy has so much shares that could potentially become quite valuable under refreshed board and new CEO.
I'll be happy for share price appreciation to take a little longer just for more of his options to lapse....

Just based on attitude and lack of transparency over failures and responses in AGM's
Great Scott!!

board didn’t doddle on new CEO.

Fantastic news, look forward to seeing this business being turned around and more deadwood shown the door.
 
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