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| Overall, I am pleased with our fourth quarter and '23 results |
| In addition, and as Linda pointed out, the end user sales, which are indicative of our demand were very strong during the quarter, which we expect to be reflected in future replenishments of distributor inventory |
| I'm very pleased by the headway we're making within NT by the overall strength and diversity of our pipeline and the progress on commercialized drugs in early '25 and '26 |
| Our overall revenue growth in our KORU SCIg business remains strong, with U.S |
| Revenue in the fourth quarter grew 8% over Q4 '22 and 10% for the full year |
| In our international business, we delivered double-digit growth year-over-year, primarily driven by deeper penetration in current markets and successful entry into new geographies supported by strong Ig supply |
| This growth was driven by share gains in new accounts, double-digit growth in infusion pump sales and an overall healthy SCIg market |
| Pre-filled syringes are becoming an increasingly large part of the SCIg market, and KORU is strongly positioned to capitalize on this opportunity |
| The international core business increased 8% year-over-year with revenues of $1.3 million driven by improved Ig supply across Europe, expansion into new geographies and double-digit growth in pump and consumable volumes |
| Margin improvements in the quarter were driven by increases in manufacturing efficiencies relating to a site closure, outsourcing of consumable manufacturing and favorable changes in product mix |
| For gross margins, we finished above 60% for the second consecutive quarter and generated positive cash flow of $700,000 in the fourth quarter |
| In the last several years, we've invested in our R&D pipeline and new product innovation to drive increased market penetration, share gains and accelerated growth |
| As we discussed, we have already received FDA approval for the 50 ML Hizentra on our FREEDOM60 platform, which will aid in expanding our customer base |
| We continue to execute on our growth strategy, exceeded our gross margin expectations and with discipline in our capital and expense management, we continued to see improvements in our quarterly cash burn |
| I'm excited by our current momentum as we remain focused on the execution of our Vision 26 strategy and positioning KORU for continued growth and profitability |
| I'm seeing strong momentum in our core business, our best novel therapies pipeline to date and a focused operational discipline that is critical to our future success |
| 2024 will be an execution year for our team and we believe we are poised for a return to sustained double-digit growth and profitability |
| Our Q4 cash improvement was driven by lower losses in the second half of 2023, driven by improved gross margin and disciplined operating expense control |
| So very excited overall for the opportunity |
| In 2023, we've laid the foundation for a strong '24 and are on a path to continued double-digit growth with a clear line of sight to profitability in '25 |
| This strategy will continue to position KORU as a leader in the growing large volume subcutaneous drug delivery market |
| As it relates to our domestic core, our goal is to increase penetration into the SCIg market and further establish our leadership position |
| I'm encouraged by the incremental advancement in our funnel and truly believe that Novel Therapies will be transformational to increasing our leadership position as a global leader in large-volume drug delivery and driving our commercial potential in our core business |
| We delivered approximately 6% year-over-year revenue growth, and our end-user sales to pharmacies were up double-digits, reflective of share gains |
| A new area that represents near-term commercial potential and just overall, very excited about the opportunity |
| Increased demand for pumps drove a double-digit increase in volumes for both the fourth quarter and the full year, often a leading indicator to consumable sales |
| We're encouraged by these trends and believe this will benefit the commercial launch of the 50 ML Hizentra prefilled syringe, which began rollout in January |
| Overall, we are increasingly confident in the SCIg market growth driving new patient starts and believe we are positioned for continuing share gains in our U.S |
| I'm very pleased with KORU's performance in the fourth quarter |
| As Linda noted earlier, given our improved operating leverage and our planning reduced cash usage, we expect to be cash flow positive in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the full year 2025 |
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| We closed the quarter with a total net revenue of $7.2 million, which was below the prior year by 2% |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was negative $1 million or negative $0.02 per diluted share versus negative $1.6 million or negative $0.04 from the prior year |
| Our novel therapies business reported revenues of $200,000 or a 62% decrease driven by a large revenue milestone we completed for non-recurring engineering services in 2022 |
| And adjusted EBITDA for the full year was $6 million negative or negative $0.13 per diluted share versus negative $6.1 million or negative $0.14 in the prior year |
| Our net loss and EPS for both the quarter and the full year included a tax valuation allowance of $6 million |
| Novel therapies revenues were $1.5 million, reflecting a decrease of 41% in the year |
| Again, as I mentioned, the starting up of a new production line, it definitely creates inefficiencies when you do that as you're trading off volumes from one site to the other |
| And so we still anticipate some pricing pressures from some of our vendors |
| The decline was a result of higher NRE recognized and increased clinical trial orders from the prior year |
| Again, I feel that's highly unlikely given what we've sent them on their prior communication to us which is that's why we're appealing |
| And when you do that, you typically have some inefficiencies within manufacturing as you start up a new facility |
| I would say that there are some onetime gross margin impacts |
| Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $7.5 million or negative $0.16 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $2 million or negative $0.04 per diluted share for the same period of 2022 |
| Net loss for the full year 2023 was $13.7 million or negative $0.30 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $8.7 million or negative $0.19 per diluted share for the same period of '22 |
| So you take all of those things into impact, I would say the worst-case scenario would be several months of not supply |
| And worst case, what I would say, is a worst case would be that they say we are not -- they stand by their original and do not accept our appeal |
| Sorry, the only thing I missed was new products, obviously |
| So we were quite surprised when we got this report last week saying that they were not recommending our recertification due to this one product and open technical file |
| Actual events or results could differ materially due to many risks and uncertainties, including those mentioned in the associated press release and our most recent filings with the SEC |
| As you know, inflation has not gone away |
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