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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

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No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2024 10-Q, filed May 14, 2024. Its latest SEC filing is a 15-12G from Aug 13, 2024.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2023 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Marketed prescription medicines for people with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, including inhaled levodopa and extended-release dalfampridine tablets.

How Did They Make Money?

The company earned most revenue from selling Inbrija and Ampyra to specialty pharmacies and distributors; they generally paid within 30 to 60 days. It also earned royalties when Fampyra and Valtoco sales were completed, plus payments tied to regulatory approvals and sales targets.

FY2023 revenue by product or service revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Net Product Revenues
Sold outright

87%
FY2020: 82%
Royalty Revenues
Licensed

13%
FY2020: 8.6%
License Revenue
Licensed
0.1%

Who Were Their Customers?

Its direct customers included specialty pharmacies and ASD Specialty Healthcare; specialty pharmacies delivered medicines to patients by mail. Five direct customers each accounted for more than 10% of revenue, together representing approximately 90% in 2023 and approximately 91% in 2022.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

No. It lost $252.9M in FY2023.

Operating income, FY2023
−225% of revenue
▲ +650% (Loss) vs FY2022 (−$35.3M, −30%)
Net income, FY2023
−215% of revenue
▲ +284% (Loss) vs FY2022 (−$65.9M, −56%)
Free cash flow, FY2023
−12% of revenue
▼ −32% (Loss) vs FY2022 (−$21.1M, −18%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2023 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2024, the three months to Mar 31, 2024
Revenue
▼ −9%
vs $22.3M in Q1 FY2023
Net income
▲ +63% (Loss)
vs −$16.8M in Q1 FY2023
Net Product Revenues share of revenue vs 84.1% in Q1 FY2023
  • Aug 9, 2024 Court confirmed a liquidation plan that called for canceling equity securities The plan provided no distributions to equity holders and called for the CEO, CFO, directors and other officers to resign on its effective date.
  • Jul 11, 2024 Sold substantially all assets to Merz Pharmaceuticals The company said no proceeds were expected for stockholders after the sale.
  • Apr 26, 2024 Common stock ceased trading on Nasdaq and moved to the Pink Open Market

Shrank. Revenue fell 39% in 4 years, from $192.4M in FY2019 to $117.6M in FY2023, about 12% a year.

Fampyra commercialization Biogen had marketed Ampyra outside the U.S. as Fampyra; Acorda said it would regain global commercialization rights and planned to assume commercialization responsibilities.

Revenue over time
Net Product Revenues Royalty Revenues License Revenue Milestone Revenues
$200M$100M$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Intec Pharma, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, AbbVie, Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Pulmatrix, Vectura Group, PureIMS, Allergan, GlaxoSmithKline, MannKind, Novartis, Impel Neuropharma, Biogen, Bayer, Teva, Merck Serono, Genzyme, Sandoz, and F. Hoffman-La Roche

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