Press release
May 12, 2011

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2011 (abridged English version )


Sosei Group Corporation (4565, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mothers Market) today reported financial results for the financial year ended 31 March 2011.

Net sales for the fiscal year ended March 2011 totalled ¥716M (¥919M in the same period a year ago) mainly as a result of milestone revenue from Novartis for commencement of Phase III studies for QVA149, and sales of emergency contraceptive pills to Sandoz, Australia.

Selling, General and Administration (SGA) expenses totalled ¥2,542M (¥2,646M in the same period previous year) as a result of the company’s continued efforts to reduce overall costs. Within SGA, R&D expenses were ¥288 (¥338M in the previous year). Other SGA costs were ¥666M (¥719M in the previous year). Amortisation of goodwill, relating to the acquisition of Sosei R&D amounted to ¥1,588M, which is equivalent to the previous year.

Ordinary loss was ¥1,962M compared to the ¥1,781M in the prior year due to the foreign exchange loss, while net loss was ¥1,871M (¥1,769M in the previous year).

As of 31 March 2011 the Group had ¥1,751M cash and cash equivalent balance and no outstanding debt, compared to ¥1,857M as of 31 March 2010.


Major events during the financial year ended 31 March 2011 include:

• Start of Phase III clinical study with QVA149 in May 2010. 

• Acquisition of Activus Pharma in August 2010.

• Approval of SOH-075 (NorLevo® 0.75mg) by Japan’s MHLW in February 2011.

 

 

Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending 31st March, 2012

Net sales forecast mainly consist of milestone revenue that the NDA filing for NVA237 will trigger, along with sales of Norlevo in Japan and Australia. NVA237 and QVA149 are being developed under the responsibility of Novartis, and therefore the Group will not incur any development costs for those two products.


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