• MULTIPLE NEW AND EXTENDED ALLIANCES IN ALL AREAS
• PARADIGM SHIFT IN BIOLOGICS STARTING ITS MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY
• COMMERCIAL LAUNCH OF NEXT-GENERATION MULTI-OMICS DATA ANALYSIS PLATFORM PANHUNTER

Hamburg, Germany, 09 November 2022:
Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809; NASDAQ: EVO) today announced the financial results and corporate updates for the first nine months 2022.

HIGHLIGHTS

EVOTEC’S TOPLINE SUCCESS REFLECTS STRONG OVERALL DEMAND

• Group revenues increased by 19% (13% excluding fx-effects) to € 510.8 m (9M 2021: € 431.0 m), despite significantly lower milestones, upfronts and license payments compared to a very strong comparable basis in 2021 (9M 2022: € 8.1 m vs. € 36.5 m in 9M 2021); base business at € 502.7 m continued to show very strong growth of 27% (9M 2021: € 394.5 m).
• Strong progress in both segments: Total EVT Execute revenues (incl. intersegment revenues) up 23% to € 526.7 m (9M 2021: € 429.8 m); EVT Innovate revenues up 20% to € 121.9 m (9M 2021: € 101.9 m), against a very high comparable basis.
• Other non-operating result of € (119.6) m (9M 2021: € 228.8 m), mainly driven by the non-cash fair value adjustments of the equity investment in publicly listed Exscientia plc.
• Adjusted Group EBITDA totalled € 44.6 m (9M 2021: € 70.1 m); influenced by high expenses for capacity expansion to support the overall growth of Evotec, significantly inflated energy costs as well as lower contribution from milestones, upfronts and licenses, partially offset by positive fx-effects (€ 12.4 m); Just – Evotec Biologics is in its planned ramp up phase; Adjusted EBITDA excluding Just – Evotec Biologics at € 84.6 m (9M 2021: € 74.0 m).

SHARED R&D PLATFORMS FOR HIGHER PROBABILITIES OF SUCCESS (POS)

• Multiple new and extended integrated drug discovery and development agreements all along the drug discovery & development value chain (e.g., integrated drug discovery agreement with Viotika, commercial manufacturing with Zogenix, ADME Tox agreements with UCB …) 
• Successful achievement of four performance-based milestones within existing partnerships; one IND submission, one preclinical development candidate nomination and one lead optimisation start
• Significant progress within neuroscience collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”)
• Expansion of E.MPD molecular patient database into autoimmune diseases through partnership with Hannover Medical School (“MHH”) (after period-end)
• Paradigm shift in biologics with Just – Evotec Biologics: Foundation laid for accelerated revenue growth through multiple new development and manufacturing agreements, e.g., with Alpine Immune Sciences; ground-breaking for second new biologics facility J.POD^® Toulouse, France, on 16 September
• J.POD^® Redmond, Washington (US) joined the U.S. Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) Advanced Development and Manufacturing network of facilities and wins a first contract worth up to $ 49.9 m; second award with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) granted after period end.
• Commercial launch of proprietary next-generation multi-omics data analysis platform PanHunter (after period-end).
• Expansion of BRIDGE LAB150 to include Amgen as a strategic partner (after period-end)

CORPORATE 

• Expansion of clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing capacities through acquisition of Central Glass Germany, operating as Evotec Drug Substance (Germany) GmbH (“Evotec DS”).

BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR FULL-YEAR 2022 UNCHANGED AND MID-TERM TARGETS 2025 CONFIRMED

• Group revenues expected to be in a range of € 715 – 735 m or € 690 – 710 m at constant exchange rates (2021: € 618 m).
• Adjusted Group EBITDA expected to be unchanged in the range of € 105 – 120 m, translating into € 85 – 100 m at constant exchange rates (2021: € 107 m).
• Unpartnered research and development expenses expected to be in a range of € 70 – 80 m (2021: € 58 m).
• Mid-term goals target revenue growth to > € 1,000 m, adjusted EBITDA of ≥ € 300 m and unpartnered research and development expenses of > € 100 m. 

The forecast takes in account – as far as possible – the current increased global uncertainties related to e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, resulting in uncertainty around the global price and supply situation for energy, other raw materials and supplies as well as logistics relevant to the business. M&A related costs have not been part of the initial guidance and will therefore be excluded.

More detailed information and financial tables are available in our nine-month report published on the Evotec website under the following link: https://www.evotec.com/en/investor-relations/publications

WEBCAST / CONFERENCE CALL

The Company is going to hold a conference call to discuss the results as well as to provide an update on its performance. The conference call will be held in English.

Conference call details

Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022

Time: 02.00 pm CET (08.00 am EDT, 01.00 pm BST)

To join via phone, please pre-register via the following link: http://services.choruscall.it/DiamondPassRegistration/register?confirmationNumber=8321512&linkSecurityString=9c554f538

You will then receive a confirmation email with dedicated dial-in details such as telephone number, access code and PIN to access the call.

A simultaneous slide presentation for participants dialling in via phone is available at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/evotec20221109/no-audio.

Webcast details

To join the audio webcast and to access the presentation slides you will find a link on our homepage shortly before the event.

The on-demand version of the webcast will be available on our website: https://www.evotec.com/en/investor-relations/publications.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning future events, including the proposed offering and listing of Evotec’s securities. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “target,” “would” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding Evotec’s expectations for revenues, Group EBITDA and unpartnered R&D expenses. These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by Evotec at the time these statements were made. No assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Evotec. Evotec expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Evotec’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.