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The following is an excerpt from a 6-K SEC Filing, filed by BIOVAIL CORP INTERNATIONAL on 8/13/2004.
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BIOVAIL CORP INTERNATIONAL - 6-K - 20040813 - EXHIBIT_99

Exhibit 99.1

Second Quarter
Report 2004

Biovail
Corporation

Q2


1    BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT

Letter to
Shareholders

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Dear Fellow Shareholders,

In the second quarter of 2004, Biovail Corporation continued to move toward its long-term goal of becoming a leading, fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company with high growth and profit potential.

Biovail has reached the point in its evolution where focusing on improving operational efficiencies, management information and financial systems is paramount.

To this end, Biovail recently made several key changes to the composition of its executive group. The Company has hired Charles Rowland as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Brian Crombie, who remains with Biovail as Senior Vice-President, Strategic Development. Rick Keefer, who has played a key role in helping to build our U.S. operation, succeeds Kristine Peterson as Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations. The company has also hired John Sebben to become Vice-President, Global Manufacturing.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Biovail's financial results for the second quarter of 2004 demonstrate that the Company's commercial operations are executing well against plan.

Total product sales for second quarter 2004 were up 25% year over year to a record $197.2 million. Product sales for the first half of 2004 were 31% higher for the corresponding six-month period in 2003. As a percentage of total corporate revenue, products sales were 96% and 95% in the second quarter and first half of 2004 respectively, compared to 73% and 70% in the second quarter and first of half of 2003 respectively. These increases can be attributed to the ongoing strength of Wellbutrin XL and Cardizem LA.

Net income for the second quarter of 2004 was $44.2 million, compared with a net loss of $4.9 million for the corresponding period in 2003. For the first half of 2004, net income was $65.3 million, compared with $52.7 million for the corresponding 2003 period.

Second quarter 2004 U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share of 28 cents were at the high end of Biovail's guidance. This compares to a loss of $0.03 in the second quarter of 2003 and diluted EPS of 13 cents for the first quarter of this year.


BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT    2

PRODUCTS

Since the Wellbutrin XL launch in September 2003 through our marketing partner, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), bupropion's share of the anti-depressant market has expanded by 18.5%. At the end of June 2004, Wellbutrin XL had captured 49.6% of new prescriptions written for the Wellbutrin brand (including generics). In the second quarter of 2004, GSK's net sales of Wellbutrin XL exceeded the first-tier threshold for the first time, thereby increasing Biovail's supply price to the second tier of the manufacturing and supply agreement.

The collective performance of our promoted brands in the U.S. shows a clear focus and steady demand throughout the final phases of field sales optimization, realignment and staffing initiatives.

Cardizem LA continues to achieve weekly prescription volumes and market share records throughout the second quarter of the year. Total prescriptions were up 8% in the second quarter of 2004 relative to the first quarter of 2004. As such, Cardizem LA held a 7.4% share of the once-daily diltiazem market in the second quarter of 2004, compared with 6.8% for the first quarter of 2004. Again, it's important to note that recent weekly trends are reflecting the early impact of Biovail's sales and marketing strategies. We expect the efforts of our specialty sales forces to continue to drive growth for Cardizem LA in the second half of 2004.

In Canada, performance was driven by the strong performance of Wellbutrin SR and Tiazac. Wellbutrin SR's prescription volume in the second quarter of 2004 was 18.8% higher than for the corresponding period in 2003. Total prescriptions for Tiazac in the second quarter of 2004 were up 25.5% over the corresponding period in 2003, making Tiazac the fastest-growing calcium channel blocker in Canada.

REGULATORY HIGHLIGHTS

Biovail continued to build on the momentum it generated during the first quarter of the year with respect to product development. During the second quarter of 2004, we filed two New Drug Applications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — one for Glumetza with our partner, Depomed and one for a novel formulation of citalopram for the treatment of depression.

To date in 2004, Biovail has filed four new drug applications for novel therapeutics with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and completed one New Drug Submission with the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD). We anticipate at least one additional regulatory submission before the end of the year.

Biovail expects to receive approval from the TPD for Tiazac XC for the treatment of hypertension in the second half of 2004. Building on the success of Tiazac, Canada's leading once-daily diltiazem formulation, Tiazac XC features a new extended-release delivery system designed for bedtime administration, resulting in improved blood-pressure control during the early morning hours.


3    BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT

OPERATIONS

During the past 18 months, Biovail has focused on making strategic investments to consolidate our operations in the U.S. The consolidation of our U.S. commercial operations and select R&D functions at our Bridgewater, N.J. facility is complete. Our U.S. sales force now has more than 600 sales professionals. It includes 475 primary-care representatives and two 63-member sales forces — one for cardiology and one for dermatology and OB-GYNs. Biovail intends to leverage this important asset to increase our market share in the second half of 2004.

Activities at Biovail's flagship manufacturing facility in Steinbach, Manitoba, are running at their highest levels ever. Our transition to 24/7 production and 12-hour shifts is now complete. In Steinbach we now have 570 employees — up from 350 a year ago. We are now capable of producing in excess of 1.7 billion dosage units per year; more than twice our capacity of 670 million units just a year ago. Our facilities in Dorado and Carolina, Puerto Rico continue to optimize their manufacturing operations and continue to provide Biovail's diltiazem requirements.

LOOKING AHEAD

To date, in 2004, management and employees at Biovail have worked diligently to provide tangible, measurable signs of progress.

Biovail's development pipeline is currently the deepest in the Company's history. Beyond the recent regulatory filings in 2004, our formulation operations in Chantilly, Virginia and Dublin, Ireland continue their development efforts for novel formulations of several products, including venlafaxine, bupropion, eprosartan, enalapril, metoprolol, zolpidem and combination products involving simvastatin.

Our strategy for the second half of the year remains unchanged — to build on the solid, measurable success realized in the first six months of the year.

GRAPHIC

Eugene N. Melnyk
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer


BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT    4

Consolidated Balance Sheets
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)

 
  June 30
  December 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
 
ASSETS              

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 51,659   $ 133,261  
Accounts receivable     153,643     179,374  
Inventories     94,859     84,058  
Deposits and prepaid expenses     11,492     15,759  
   
 
 
      311,653     412,452  
Long-term investments     105,055     113,546  
Property, plant and equipment, net     174,835     173,804  
Goodwill, net     100,814     100,814  
Intangible assets, net     1,016,100     1,049,475  
Other assets, net     60,730     72,683  
   
 
 
    $ 1,769,187   $ 1,922,774  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Accounts payable   $ 51,669   $ 67,932  
Accrued liabilities     94,259     105,201  
Minority interest         679  
Income taxes payable     22,132     24,175  
Deferred revenue     5,234     5,765  
Current portion of long-term obligations     74,861     58,816  
   
 
 
      248,155     262,568  
Deferred revenue     12,800     14,500  
Long-term obligations     569,079     764,111  
   
 
 
      830,034     1,041,179  
   
 
 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Common shares     1,452,031     1,448,353  
Stock options outstanding     2,150     2,290  
Deficit     (542,364 )   (607,678 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     27,336     38,630  
   
 
 
      939,153     881,595  
   
 
 
    $ 1,769,187   $ 1,922,774  
   
 
 

5    BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended June 30
  Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
 
 
   
  (Restated [1] )

   
  (Restated [1] )

 
REVENUE                          
Product sales   $ 197,213   $ 157,730   $ 372,310   $ 284,644  
Research and development     2,673     3,673     6,889     6,273  
Co-promotion, royalty and licensing     6,427     55,880     13,740     117,756  
   
 
 
 
 
      206,313     217,283     392,939     408,673  
   
 
 
 
 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Cost of goods sold     59,052     11,332     111,193     48,744  
Research and development     15,830     21,813     33,821     39,819  
Selling, general and administrative     55,991     55,593     115,449     102,301  
Amortization     15,734     45,886     32,839     86,407  
Acquired research and development         84,200     8,640     84,200  
Settlements         (9,300 )       (34,055 )
   
 
 
 
 
      146,607     209,524     301,942     327,416  
   
 
 
 
 
Operating income     59,706     7,759     90,997     81,257  
Interest income     167     1,635     571     4,702  
Interest expense     (8,970 )   (9,507 )   (20,364 )   (19,489 )
Foreign exchange loss     (1,318 )   (5,284 )   (356 )   (10,125 )
Other income (expense)     (3,577 )   6,157     (2,434 )   6,664  
   
 
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     46,008     760     68,414     63,009  
Provision for income taxes     1,800     5,700     3,100     10,350  
   
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ 44,208   $ (4,940 ) $ 65,314   $ 52,659  
   
 
 
 
 

Earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic   $ 0.28   $ (0.03 ) $ 0.41   $ 0.33  
   
 
 
 
 
Diluted   $ 0.28   $ (0.03 ) $ 0.41   $ 0.33  
   
 
 
 
 

Weighted average number of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  outstanding (000s)                          
Basic     159,084     158,386     159,043     158,291  
   
 
 
 
 
Diluted     159,201     158,386     159,241     159,960  
   
 
 
 
 

BIOVAIL 2004 SECOND QUARTER REPORT    4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)

 
  Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
  2004
  2003
 
 
   
  (Restated [1] )

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES              
Net income   $ 65,314   $ 52,659  

Add (deduct) items not involving cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Depreciation and amortization     44,009     94,355  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     2,699     1,369  
Amortization of discounts on long-term obligations     1,526     3,978  
Acquired research and development     8,640     84,200  
Other     (401 )   2,477  
   
 
 
      121,787     239,038  
Net change in non-cash operating items     (14,127 )   (64,847 )
   
 
 
Cash provided by operating activities     107,660     174,191  
   
 
 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Additions to property, plant and equipment     (14,155 )   (16,572 )
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired     (9,319 )    
Acquisitions of long-term investments     (245 )   (4,536 )
Acquisitions of intangible assets         (196,052 )
Increase in loan receivable         (5,000 )
Proceeds on disposal of intangible asset         10,000  
   
 
 
Cash used in investing activities     (23,719 )   (212,160 )
   
 
 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Advances (repayments) under revolving term credit facility,              
  including financing costs     (122,550 )   144,000  
Repayments of other long-term obligations     (52,796 )   (70,386 )
Proceeds on termination of interest rate swaps     6,300      
Issuance of common shares, net of issue costs     3,678     10,332  
   
 
 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (165,368 )   83,946  
   
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (175 )   535  
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (81,602 )   46,512  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     133,261     56,080  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 51,659   $ 102,592  
   
 
 

[1]    As disclosed in Biovail Corporation's amended Form 6-K for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003, financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003 have been restated for non-cash foreign exchange translation adjustments of $3,928,000 and $9,320,000, respectively, which resulted in an increase in the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2003 from $1,012,000 (basic and diluted loss per share of $0.01) as previously reported to $4,940,000 (basic and diluted loss per share of $0.03) as restated, and a decrease in net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from $61,979,000 (basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.39) as previously reported to $52,659,000 (basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.33) as restated. Current and prior years' figures reflect the reclassification of foreign exchange gains and losses from selling, general and administrative expenses.


Shareholder Information

BIOVAIL CORPORATION

7150 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5N 8M5

T: (905) 286-3000
F: (905) 286-3050
E: ir@biovail.com
W: www.biovail.com

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Corporate Information

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REGISTRARS AND TRANSFER AGENTS
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mellon Investor Services, LLC
New York, New York, USA

The following words are trademarks of the Company and may be registered in Canada, the United States and certain other jurisdictions: Ativan®, Attenade(tm), Biovail®, Cardizem®, CEFORM(tm), Fastab(tm), FlashDose®, Glumetza(tm), Isordil®, Ralivia(tm), Shearform(tm), Smartcoat(tm), Tiazac®, Teveten®, Vasotec® and Vaseretic®. Wellbutrin®, Wellbutrin SR®, Wellbutrin XL(tm), Zovirax®, and Zyban® are trademarks of "The GlaxoSmithKline Group of Companies" and are used by the Company under license.

All other trademarks mentioned in this report, which are not the property of the Company, are owned by their respective holders and may be licensed to the Company for use in certain markets.

To the extent any statements made in this report contain information that is not historical, these statements are essentially forward-looking. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty in predicting FDA and TPD approvals, acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development and launch, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, the regulatory environment, legislative amendments and / or changes, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities authorities.

Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are made available to all shareholders.