FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


[X]                 Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997


[ ]            Transition  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                  For the transition period from _____ to _____


                         Commission file Number 0-16109


                         ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                          94-2875566
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


                    3696 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94063
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (415) 366-2626
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  X  No
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At July 31, 1997 the number of outstanding shares of the Company's common stock,
par value $.01, was 18,784,832.



                                      INDEX





PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                 Page No.
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      ITEM 1.    Financial Statements (unaudited):

                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                    3
                 June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations          4
                 for the three months and six months ended June 30,
                 1997 and 1996

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows          5
                 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996

                 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     6


      ITEM 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis                     9
                 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


PART II.         OTHER INFORMATION


      ITEM 1.    Legal Proceedings                                        14

      ITEM 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders      14

      ITEM 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                         14

                 Signatures                                               15


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                              ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                        (Unaudited)
June 30, 1997 December 31, 1996 ------------- ----------------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,449,934 $ 5,394,509 Trade accounts receivable, net 3,259,074 1,666,148 Inventory 2,618,969 2,085,073 Prepaid expenses and other 456,054 328,028 Assets held for sale -- 2,181,004 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 13,784,031 11,654,762 Property and equipment, net 4,929,715 4,681,292 Deferred loan costs, net 485,326 616,958 Prepaid license fees 124,316 165,752 Intangible assets, including goodwill, net 1,568,271 1,265,801 Other assets 147,780 59,603 ------------ ------------ $ 21,039,439 $ 18,444,168 ============ ============ LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 918,249 $ 1,543,143 Accrued expenses 2,292,879 1,456,512 Accrued melanin purchase commitments 1,800,000 1,800,000 Accounts payable, Johnson & Johnson 320,707 814,509 Deferred revenues 2,250,000 750,000 Current portion - long-term debt 2,160,655 1,490,779 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 9,742,490 7,854,943 Long-term debt 4,330,705 5,578,849 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities 14,073,195 13,433,792 ------------ ------------ Shareholders' equity: Common stock and common stock warrants 78,760,061 76,591,381 Accumulated deficit (71,793,817) (71,581,005) ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' equity 6,966,244 5,010,376 ------------ ------------ $ 21,039,439 $ 18,444,168 ============ ============ See accompanying notes.
3 ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 June 30, 1996 June 30, 1997 June 30, 1996 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Microsponge product and technology revenues $ 4,499,516 $ 2,057,520 $ 8,046,648 $ 3,506,265 Sales of consumer products -- 3,296,000 -- 7,000,727 Milestone payment -- -- 1,500,000 -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total revenues 4,499,516 5,353,520 9,546,648 10,506,992 Cost of sales 1,952,179 2,989,382 3,443,694 6,294,188 Operating expenses: Research & development 900,817 983,843 1,833,291 1,873,799 Selling, marketing & advertising 949,069 2,386,747 2,122,881 4,424,315 General & administration 1,069,705 833,870 1,912,999 1,503,891 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses 2,919,591 4,204,460 5,869,171 7,802,005 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating income (loss) (372,254) (1,840,322) 233,783 (3,589,201) Interest income 80,227 75,012 159,527 113,968 Interest expense (268,862) (313,948) (540,254) (613,026) Other income (expense) (70,845) 21,201 (65,867) 10,905 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss ($ 631,734) ($ 2,058,057) ($ 212,811) ($ 4,077,354) ============ ============ ============ ============ Net loss per common share ($ 0.03) ($ 0.11) ($ 0.01) ($ 0.23) ============ ============ ============ ============ Weighted average common shares outstanding 18,577,599 18,080,623 18,491,867 17,717,740 ============ ============ ============ ============ See accompanying notes.
4 ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited)
June 30, 1997 June 30, 1996 ------------- ------------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss ($ 212,811) ($4,077,354) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 487,413 707,997 Change in allowance for doubtful accounts -- (4,106) Provision for obsolescence of inventory 120,000 -- Provision for deferred compensation 126,757 -- Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Trade accounts receivable (1,592,926) (1,898,532) Inventory (653,896) 2,426,175 Prepaid expenses and other (98,026) 96,184 Deferred loan costs 131,632 83,731 Other assets (488,176) 70,881 Accounts payable and accrued expenses (342,329) (2,301,329) Deferred revenue 1,500,000 -- ----------- ----------- Net cash used in operating activities (1,022,362) (4,896,353) ----------- ----------- Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of fixed assets (596,872) (211,547) Purchase of marketable securities (1,596,617) (512,513) Maturities and sales of marketable securities 1,596,617 506,374 Proceeds from assets held for sale 2,181,004 -- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities 1,584,132 (217,686) ----------- ----------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options and warrants 2,071,923 1,561,769 Proceeds from note payable -- 1,250,000 Proceeds from long-term debt and warrants -- 150,000 Repayment of long-term debt (578,268) (390,103) Proceeds from private placement, net of offering costs -- 4,903,020 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided from financing activities 1,493,655 7,474,686 ----------- ----------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,055,425 2,360,647 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 5,394,509 5,172,809 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 7,449,934 $ 7,533,456 =========== =========== Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions: During the first quarter of 1996, the Company acquired all rights to the Polytrap(R) technology from Dow Corning Corporation in exchange for shares of Common Stock valued at $1,200,000. During the first quarter of 1996, the Company paid Biosource for the 1995 purchase commitment totalling $600,000 by issuing 94,000 shares of Common Stock. See accompanying notes.
5 ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited) (1) Basis of Presentation In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of Advanced Polymer Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries ("the Company" or "APS") as of June 30, 1997 and the results of their operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, and their cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996. These condensed consolidated statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, Premier, Inc. ("Premier") and APS Analytical Standards, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Effective January 1997, as part of the Company's long-term strategic plan to move away from the direct marketing of consumer products, APS licensed its consumer products to Lander Company. The Company is no longer generating revenues from sales of these products, but is receiving revenues from royalties on product sales and the supply of Microsponge(R) systems incorporated into various products. Prior year results include the sales of consumer products and related selling, marketing and distribution expenses. The Company considers all short-term investments which have original maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents. Investments which have original maturities longer than three months are classified as marketable securities in the accompanying balance sheets. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform with the presentation in 1997. 6 (2) Common Shares Outstanding and per Share Information Common stock outstanding as of June 30, 1997 is as follows: Number of Shares ---------------- Common stock outstanding as of December 31, 1996 18,359,744 Warrants exercised 294,314 Options exercised after December 31, 1996 91,597 ---------- Total shares 18,745,655 ========== The number of shares used in calculating earnings per share was the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock equivalents were not considered since they were antidilutive. (3) New Accounting Standards In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" (SFAS 128), which will be effective for financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 1997, including interim periods, and establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share. Earlier application is not permitted. In its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1997, the Company will make the required disclosures of basic and diluted earnings per share. All prior period earnings per share data will be restated by the Company upon adoption of SFAS 128. In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130) which will be effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 1997, and establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. Earlier application is permitted. The Company will make the required reporting of comprehensive income in its consolidated financial statements for the first quarter ending March 31, 1998. In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of a Business Enterprise" (SFAS 131) which will be effective for financial statements beginning after December 15, 1997, and establishes standards for disclosures about segments of an enterprise. Earlier application is encouraged. In its consolidated financial statements for the year December 31, 1998, the Company will make the required disclosures. 7 (4) Milestone Payment In February 1997, upon receipt of marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to market Retin-A(R) Micro(TM) (tretinoin gel) 0.1% - microsphere for the treatment of acne, APS received $3,000,000 from Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. One half of the amount received was a milestone payment which was recognized as revenues in the first quarter of 1997 and the other half was prepaid royalties which was recorded as deferred revenue. (5) Inventory The major components of inventory are as follows: June 30, 1997 December 31, 1996 ------------- ----------------- Raw materials and work-in-process $ 739,485 $ 604,852 Finished goods 1,879,484 1,480,221 ---------- ---------- Total inventory $2,618,969 $2,085,073 ========== ========== 8 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (all dollar amounts rounded to the nearest thousand) Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 Except for statements of historical fact, the statements herein are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, among others, uncertainty associated with timely approval, launch and acceptance of new products, establishment of new corporate alliances, progress in research and development programs and other risks described below or identified from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company's revenues are derived principally from product sales, license fees and royalties. The Company is currently manufacturing and selling Microsponge(R) delivery systems for use by customers in almost 100 different personal care and cosmetic products. Under strategic alliance arrangements entered into with certain multinational corporations, APS generally receives an initial cash infusion, future milestone payments, royalties based on third party product sales and revenues from the supply of Microsponge systems. These strategic alliances are intended to provide the Company with the marketing expertise and/or financial strength of other companies. In this respect, the Company's periodic financial results are dependent upon the degree of success of current collaborations and the Company's ability to negotiate acceptable collaborative agreements in the future. Microsponge product and technology revenues for the second quarter of 1997 of $4,500,000 represented an increase of $2,442,000 or 119% over the corresponding quarter of the prior year. This increase was due primarily to the launches of new products incorporating the Company's proprietary technology which were licensed by three key marketing partners - Retin-A(R) Micro(TM) by Ortho Dermatological for which the Company received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 1997, ANEW(R) Retinol Recovery Complex PM Treatment which is marketed by Avon, Inc., and TxSystems(TM) AFIRM(TM) retinol formulation which is marketed by Medicis. Continued growth in other segments of the Company's business also contributed to the sales increase. The second quarter of the prior year included $3,296,000 from sales of consumer products which are no longer marketed by the Company. 9 Gross profit on product and technology revenues for the second quarter was $2,547,000 or 57% compared to $2,364,000 or 44% in the corresponding quarter of the prior year due primarily to increased sales of higher margin proprietary cosmeceutical products and increased manufacturing volume. Operating expenses for the second quarter of 1997 decreased by $1,285,000 or 31% compared to the corresponding quarter in the prior year. This was due primarily to the decrease in selling, marketing and advertising expense by $1,438,000 to $949,000 which relates to the fact that the Company no longer directly markets consumer products, thus avoiding the associated advertising and variable selling expenses. Research and development expense decreased by $83,000 or 8% due mainly to a reallocation of resources as more products which incorporate the Company's technologies are being commercialized. This was partially offset by increased spending on clinical studies on Vitamin K and a new family of bioerodible polymers which are under review by potential partners. General and administrative expense increased by $236,000 or 28% to $1,070,000 due mainly to certain non-recurring expenses incurred with outside consultants. The operating loss for the second quarter of 1997 of $372,000 represented an improvement of $1,468,000 or 80% from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. This was primarily the result of the improvement in gross margins and the significant reduction in selling, marketing and advertising expense. Interest income for the second quarter of 1997 increased slightly by $5,000 or 7% to $80,000 reflecting higher average cash balances. Interest expense decreased by $45,000 or 14% to $269,000 due mainly to principal repayments. The net loss for the period of $632,000 represented an improvement of $1,426,000 or 69% over the corresponding period of the prior year. Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 Microsponge product and technology revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1997 increased by $4,540,000 or 129% to $8,047,000 compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year. This increase was due mainly to the launches of new products incorporating the Company's proprietary technology which were licensed by three key marketing partners --Retin-A(R) Micro(TM) by Ortho Dermatological for which the Company received FDA marketing clearance in February 1997, ANEW(R) Retinol Recovery Complex PM Treatment which is marketed by Avon, Inc., and TxSystems(TM) AFIRM(TM) retinol formulation which is marketed by Medicis. Also included in revenues in the first half of 1997 was a milestone payment of $1,500,000, representing half of the $3,000,000 10 received from Ortho Dermatological on the FDA marketing clearance of Retin-A(R) Micro(TM). The remaining $1,500,000 was prepaid royalties which was recorded as deferred revenue. The first half of 1996 included revenues of $7,000,000 relating to sales of consumer products which are no longer marketed by the Company. Gross profit on product and technology revenues for the first six months of 1997 of $4,603,000 or 57% compared with $4,213,000 or 40% in the corresponding period of the prior year. This was due primarily to increased sales of higher margin proprietary cosmeceutical products and increased manufacturing volume. Operating expenses for the first six months of 1997 decreased by $1,933,000 or 25%. This was due primarily to a reduction in selling, marketing and advertising expense of $2,301,000 or 52% to $2,123,000. This decrease was mainly due to the fact the Company licensed its consumer products to Lander Company in January 1997 and discontinued sales of in-licensed suncare products, thus avoiding the high cost of advertising and distributing consumer products. Research and development expense decreased by $41,000 or 2% to $1,833,000. This was due mainly to a reallocation of resources as the Company's proprietary technologies are being increasingly commercialized and the fact that the year-ago period included FDA filing fees for Retin-A(R) Micro(TM) for which the Company received marketing clearance in February 1997. These decreases were partially offset by increased spending in the first six months of 1997 on clinical studies and patent protection for products which have been both newly licensed and internally developed. General and administrative expense for the first half of 1997 increased by $409,000 or 27% over the year-ago period due mainly to a variety of non-recurring outside services. Interest income for the first six months of 1997 was $159,000, an increase of $46,000 or 40%, due mainly to higher average cash balances. Interest expense for the same period of $540,000 decreased by $73,000 or 12% due to principal repayments. The net loss for the first six months of 1997 of $213,000 represented an improvement of $3,865,000 or 95% over the corresponding period of the prior year. Capital Resources and Liquidity Total assets as of June 30, 1997 were $21,039,000 compared with $18,444,000 at December 31, 1996, and working capital increased to $4,042,000 from $3,800,000. In the same period, cash and cash equivalents increased to $7,450,000 from $5,395,000. During the first six months, the Company's operating activities used $1,022,000 of cash. This principally related to an increase in inventory and receivables as a result of the 11 launches of new products by corporate partners. The Company invested approximately $1,833,000 in product research and development and $2,123,000 in selling and marketing the Company's products and technologies. The Company has financed its operations, including product research and development, from amounts raised in debt and equity financings, the sale of Microsponge delivery systems, consumer products and analytical standard products; payments received under licensing agreements; and interest earned on short-term investments. In the first six months of 1997, upon receipt of marketing clearance from the FDA to market Retin-A Micro (tretinoin gel) microsphere for the treatment of acne, APS received $3,000,000 from Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical of which one half was a milestone payment which was recognized as revenue in the first quarter of 1997 and half was prepaid royalties which was recorded as deferred revenue. In June 1997, approximately 300,000 warrants which had been issued in conjunction with a 1994 private placement were exercised. The Company received approximately $1,650,000 from the exercise of these warrants. The Company's existing cash and cash equivalents, collections of trade accounts receivable, together with interest income and other revenue producing activities including licensing fees and milestone payments, are expected to be sufficient to meet the Company's working capital requirements for the foreseeable future, assuming no changes to existing business plans. New Accounting Standards In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" (SFAS 128), which will be effective for financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 1997, including interim periods, and establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share. Earlier application is not permitted. In its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1997, the Company will make the required disclosures of basic and diluted earnings per share. All prior period earnings per share data will be restated by the Company upon adoption of SFAS 128. In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130) which will be effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 1997, and establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. Earlier application is permitted. The Company will make the required reporting of comprehensive income in its consolidated financial statements for the first quarter ending March 31, 1998. 12 In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of a Business Enterprise" (SFAS 131) which will be effective for financial statements beginning after December 15, 1997, and establishes standards for disclosures about segments of an enterprise. Earlier application is encouraged. In its consolidated financial statements for the year December 31, 1998, the Company will make the required disclosures. 13 PART II. Item 1. Legal Proceedings None Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Company's annual shareholder's meeting was held on June 18, 1997, at which the following proposals were approved: Proposal I: Election of the following Directors: Votes Votes For Withheld --- -------- John J. Meakem, Jr. 16,612,705 125,741 Chairman of the Board Carl Ehmann 16,619,306 119,140 Jorge Heller 16,613,676 124,770 Peter Riepenhausen 16,615,306 123,140 Toby Rosenblatt 16,613,946 124,500 Gregory Turnbull 16,616,356 122,090 Charles Anthony Wainwright 16,594,081 144,365 Dennis Winger 16,620,006 110,040 Proposal II: To approve an amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan to limit the number of shares with respect to which options may be granted to no more than 250,000 shares to any one participant in any one-year period. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions & Broker Non Votes --------- ------------- ------------------------------ 16,277,765 278,837 181,844 Proposal III: To approve the Company's 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan covering 400,000 shares issuable under the Plan. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions & Broker Non Votes --------- ------------- ------------------------------ 14,383,855 2,174,142 180,449 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits: 27 Financial Data Schedules (b) Reports on Form 8-K: None 14 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. Date: August 12, 1997 By: /s/ John J. Meakem, Jr. ---------------- ------------------------ John J. Meakem, Jr. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 12, 1997 By: /s/ Michael O'Connell ---------------- ---------------------- Michael O'Connell Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer 15 EXHIBIT INDEX Form 10-Q ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. 27 -Financial Data Schedules.
 


5 1 6-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 JUN-30-1997 7,449,934 0 3,259,074 34,351 2,618,969 13,784,031 14,018,846 9,089,130 21,039,439 9,742,490 4,330,705 0 0 187,456 6,778,788 21,039,439 6,500,901 9,546,648 3,443,694 3,443,694 5,869,171 0 540,254 (212,811) 0 (212,811) 0 0 0 (212,811) (0.01) (0.01)