洛克威醫療 (RMTI) 2026年第二季度業績電話會議：銷售額增長11%，利潤率擴大

受美國西部客户增長、價格調整舉措及生產效率提升的支撐，Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ: RMTI) 報告2026財年第二季度營業收入、毛利潤和經營現金流均有所增長。公司重申了全年業績展望。

核心要點

• 受美國西部新客户增加、現有客户採購量提升以及價格調整舉措推動，2026財年第二季度淨銷售額同比增長11%，達到1780萬美元。
• 毛利潤增長30%至320萬美元，毛利率從上年同期的16%和2026財年第一季度的17%擴大至18%。
• 淨虧損從2025財年第二季度的150萬美元和2026財年第一季度的160萬美元收窄至120萬美元。調整后EBITDA仍為負20萬美元。
• Rockwell Medical產生約210萬美元的經營現金流，期末持有的現金、現金等價物及可供出售投資為2480萬美元。
• 管理層重申了2026財年業績指引，預計淨銷售額為7000萬至7500萬美元，毛利率為18%至22%，調整后EBITDA為100萬至200萬美元，經營現金流為正。
• 公司繼續致力於實現到2029年年度淨銷售額突破1億美元、毛利率達到30%左右的目標。

關鍵財務數據

業務與運營表現

Rockwell Medical服務約300家客户，包括美國所有五大透析服務提供商，並向30多個國際市場供應產品。管理層強調，公司正持續致力於降低客户集中度，並提高長期協議覆蓋的業務比例。

美國西部擴張仍是主要增長驅動力。新簽約的客户繼續將業務過渡至Rockwell Medical，同時公司利用現有的生產和分銷基礎設施，積極開拓該地區的其他透析中心。

美國西部業務更側重於液體產品，而Rockwell Medical是該領域的領先製造商。管理層表示，這些產品通常具有更高的利潤率特徵，本季度錄得的增量增長其利潤率高於公司平均水平。

公司還宣佈與Heritage Dialysis達成新協議，並續簽了與Aqua Dialysis的合作關係。其標準供應協議期限通常約為三年，一般包含價格遞增條款，通常在到期前約六個月討論續約事宜。

運營改善舉措包括啟用兩條自動化液體生產線。管理層表示，這些生產線提高了產能、降低了勞動強度並降低了生產成本。管理層預計，更高的產能利用率、進一步的自動化、價格紀律以及分銷優化將支撐利潤率進一步擴大。

Rockwell Medical還在評估和研發一款互補性腎臟護理醫療器械。該項目仍處於早期階段，商業化前需要完成研發和註冊。管理層表示，該項投資資金源自現有運營計劃，無需額外進行資金籌集。

公司完成了反向股票分割，以重新符合Nasdaq的最低買入價要求。管理層表示，目前已恢復Nasdaq合規要求，並重申該舉措與資金籌集、流動性擔憂或業務前景變化無關。

管理層業績指引

Rockwell Medical重申了其2026財年全年業績指引：

管理層還維持了長期目標，即到2029年年度淨銷售額突破1億美元，毛利率達到30%左右。公司將這一利潤率目標歸因於多重因素，包括銷量增長、定價、自動化、生產效率、分銷優化以及經營槓桿。

風險與關注事項

• Rockwell Medical在第二季度仍處於虧損狀態，淨虧損為120萬美元，調整后EBITDA為負20萬美元。
• 儘管第二季度增長強勁且實現環比改善，但2026財年上半年收入同比基本持平。
• 醫療器械業務機會仍處於開發早期階段，在潛在商業化之前需要完成研發和註冊。
• 管理層表示，在執行下半年計劃的同時，將繼續密切關注動態變化的運營環境。

分析師問答環節點評

美國西部增長：管理層表示，Rockwell Medical目前正在穩定地為首批西部客户群供貨，並正將觸角延伸至其他診所。公司認為，其業務佈局為客户提供了該地區現有主要濃縮液供應商之外的替代選擇。

合同結構：標準供應協議期限一般約為三年，包含與產品和銷量掛鉤的價格遞增條款，並在到期前約六個月進入續約談判。

醫療器械機會：管理層表示，擬開發的產品將直接融入Rockwell Medical現有的產品組合，並可能面向一個相當巨大的市場。如果成功研發並註冊，Rockwell Medical有可能成為美國該類型產品的唯一其他供應商。

利潤率貢獻：美國西部業務擁有較高比例的高利潤率液體產品。管理層表示，該業務帶來的季度增量增長，其利潤率高於公司平均水平。

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管理層陳述

Operator

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to Rockwell Medical's second quarter 2026 results conference call and webcast. Please note, this event is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference call over to Heather Hunter, Chief Operating Officer at Rockwell Medical. Heather, please go ahead.

Heather Hunter

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this update on Rockwell Medical. Joining me on today's conference call are Dr.Mark Strobeck, Rockwell Medical's President and CEO, and Jesse Neri, Rockwell Medical's CFO. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that this conference call will contain forward-looking statements about Rockwell Medical within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including but not limited to the types of statements identified as forward-looking in our annual report on Form 10-K and our subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC.

These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Please note that these forward-looking statements reflect our opinions and expectations only as of today. Except as this concept is required by law, we specifically disclaim any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events. Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our periodic reports filed with the SEC.

Rockwell Medical's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the 3 months ended June 30, 2026, was filed prior to this call and provides a full analysis of the company's business strategy, as well as the company's second quarter 2026 results. The reconciliation of non-GAAP measures we discuss on today's call can also be found in today's press release. Our Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC along with today's press release, our updated investor presentation, and a replay of today's call can be found on our website under the investor section. Now I will turn the call over to Rockwell Medical's President and CEO, Dr. Mark Strobeck.

Mark Strobeck

Thank you, Heather, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today on Rockwell Medical's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call and webcast. The second quarter was another important step forward for Rockwell Medical. We delivered strong year-over-year growth, continued to expand gross margin, generated positive operating cash flow, strengthened our customer portfolio, and advanced the operational initiatives that we believe will continue to drive long-term shareholder value.

As a result, we remain on track to achieve our full-year 2026 guidance while continuing to execute against our strategy for further growth in the years ahead. When I think about where Rockwell is today compared to just a few years ago, the difference is significant. Our focus over the last several years has been straightforward: to build a strong business, improve profitability, generate cash, diversify our customer base, increase operational efficiency, and establish a foundation capable of supporting long-term growth.

Those objectives have driven nearly every strategic and operational decision we have made. Today we are seeing tangible evidence that those efforts are working. During the second quarter, net sales increased 11% compared to the prior year period, driven by continued customer growth, increased purchase activity from existing customers, and the impact of pricing actions implemented across portions of our portfolio. Gross profit increased and gross margin expanded to 18%, reflecting higher volumes and improved operating efficiency.

We also generated positive cash flow from operations and ended the quarter with a strong cash position. These results demonstrate continued progress in the execution of our strategy and further improvement in our financial performance. Perhaps equally important, these results are not driven by 1 single customer, a 1-time initiative, or a short-term event. They're being generated through disciplined execution across the organization. A key component of our strategy has been creating a more diversified and durable revenue base.

We currently serve approximately 300 customers, including all 5 major U.S. dialysis providers, while also supplying products to more than 30 international markets. Over time, we have worked deliberately to reduce customer concentration and increase the percentage of business conducted under longer-term agreements that provide greater visibility and predictability. The second quarter included additional progress on this front. We announced a new agreement with Heritage Dialysis, the renewal of our long-standing relationship with Aqua Dialysis.

Both agreements reinforce our position as a trusted supplier and further strengthen the recurring nature of our revenue base. Importantly, these agreements also include annual pricing provisions that better align our products with the value we provide our customers. Our commercial momentum also continues to build in regions where we are investing significant effort. As a result, we continue to see meaningful growth in the western United States, as recently onboarded customers continue to transition business to Rockwell.

These wins are particularly important because they demonstrate our ability to compete successfully in new geographies while leveraging existing manufacturing and distribution infrastructure. We continue to remain the leading supplier of liquid bicarbonate concentrates and 1 of the largest overall providers of hemodialysis concentrates in the United States. We believe our products and services provide meaningful value, and our customers continue to depend on us to deliver high-quality products reliably and consistently in an environment where supply continuity is critical.

Another area where we are seeing encouraging progress is operational efficiency. We have invested substantial time and resources into improving our manufacturing footprint, streamlining operations, optimizing distribution, and implementing automation initiatives. Many of these projects required upfront investment and significant organizational focus. While they were designed to create long-term benefits, we are now beginning to see those benefits reflected in our financial results.

One of the clearest examples is the successful activation of two new automated liquid production lines which increase our manufacturing capacity, improve efficiency, reduce labor intensity, and lower production costs. As utilization continues to grow, we expect these and future investments to continue to contribute to margin expansion and profitability improvements over the coming years. Our objective is not simply to improve margins for a quarter or 2.

We are focused on creating structural advantages that support sustainable profitability over the long term. When we discuss our goal of achieving approximately 30% gross margins by 2029, that target is not based on a single initiative. It reflects multiple drivers working together, including higher volume, pricing discipline, increased automation, improved manufacturing efficiency, distribution optimization, and continued growth, operating leverage as the business grows. We believe the progress we delivered during the second quarter demonstrates that these initiatives are moving in the right direction.

Beyond our core concentrates business, we are also focused on creating future growth opportunities that are closely aligned with our existing renal care platform. During the second quarter, we incurred a modest amount of expense related to the evaluation and development of a new medical device opportunity that we believe complements our current product portfolio and leverages the commercial relationships, manufacturing expertise, and market knowledge we have built over many years.

Importantly, this is a measured investment that is being funded within our existing operating plan and does not alter our commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet and positive operating cash flow. While it is still early in the process, we believe this opportunity offers an attractive way to expand our offerings while remaining focused on disciplined capital allocation and creating long-term shareholder value. We will provide additional updates as they become available. Looking ahead, our long-term growth strategy remains centered around 3 core pillars.

First, we will continue growing our core hemodialysis concentrates business through customer acquisition, geographic expansion, enhanced customer retention, and disciplined pricing. Second, we intend to broaden our portfolio with complementary renal care products that can leverage our existing infrastructure. Third, we will continue to evaluate innovations that improve the patient experience and expand our portfolio within the broader renal care ecosystem. Together, these initiatives support our goal of generating annual net sales in excess of $100 million by 2029 while continuing to improve profitability and cash generation.

Before I turn the call over to Jesse, I'd like to address our recently completed reverse stock split. We recognize that some investors may naturally compare this reverse stock split to actions taken during prior periods in the company's history, particularly those who have followed Rockwell for many years. However, it is important to recognize that the circumstances surrounding this reverse split are fundamentally different. The reverse stock split completed this year was undertaken to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement to increase interest from institutional investors and reassure customers' confidence in Rockwell.

While market conditions and trading dynamics contributed to Rockwell's share price performance, the reverse split was not driven by the need to raise capital, the deterioration in our operating performance, liquidity concerns, financial concerns, or change in our business outlook. Unlike prior periods, this reverse split was not undertaken in connection with nor will be followed by a capital raise. At the time of the split, Rockwell has demonstrated continued revenue growth, improving profitability, positive operating cash flow, expanded margins, and a strengthened balance sheet.

Since completing the reverse split, we have regained compliance with Nasdaq's listing requirements, and the matter has been closed. More importantly, today Rockwell is fundamentally stronger than it was several years ago. We have strengthened our balance sheet, improved profitability, expanded margins, diversified our customer base, generated positive operating cash flow, invested in automation, and established a clear strategic roadmap for future growth. We believe these accomplishments are what should define Rockwell Medical's, should be, or what should define today's Rockwell Medical.

We also continue to believe there is a meaningful disconnect between our current market valuation and the progress being made within the business. While markets ultimately determine value, our responsibility is straightforward. Execute our strategy, meet our commitments, communicate transparently, and continue to build a business that generates sustainable long-term returns.

We believe the best way to close that gap is through continued execution, and our team remains intensely focused on delivering results. As the second half of 2026 gets fully underway, we are encouraged by the momentum in the business. We believe our company is stronger operationally, healthier financially, and better positioned strategically than it has been in recent years. While there is still work to do, we are confident that the actions we have taken, combined with the opportunities ahead of us, position Rockwell Medical for continued growth and value creation. With that, I'll turn the call over to Jesse to review our second quarter 2026 financial results in more detail.

Jesse Neri

Thank you, Mark. Good morning, everyone. Net sales for the 3 months ended June 30, 2026, were $17.8 million, representing an 11% increase compared to net sales of $16.1 million for the same period in 2025. The increase was primarily driven by sales to new customers in the western United States, increased purchasing from existing customers, and annual pricing actions implemented across our portfolio. For the 6 months ended June 30, 2026, net sales were $35.1 million, which was in line with net sales for the same period in 2025.

While net sales for the 6-month comparative periods were consistent year-over-year, it is important to point out that the first half of 2025 sales included higher purchasing volumes from DaVita. Including DaVita, first half 2026 sales grew by more than 10% over the prior year. We also delivered sequential growth with Q2 2026 sales exceeding Q1, driven by increased purchases from existing customers. We believe that this trend provides a stronger indication of the direction of the business than the 6-month comparison alone.

Turning to profitability, gross profit for the second quarter was $3.2 million compared to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 30% year-over-year improvement. Gross margin increased to 18% compared to 16% during the same period last year and 17% in the first quarter of this year. For the 6 months ended June 30, 2026, gross profit was $6.1 million compared to $5.5 million during the prior year period. Gross margin improved to 17% compared to approximately 16% during the first half of 2025.

We believe these results continue the positive margin trajectory we have discussed over the last several quarters and represent another step toward our full-year gross margin target of 18% to 22%. The increase in gross profit and gross margin reflects the benefit of lower manufacturing costs and operational efficiency initiatives implemented throughout the organization, including our most recent automation investments. These improvements are designed to create a more efficient cost structure and support long-term profitability.

As production volumes increase and asset utilization continues to improve, we believe there remains additional opportunity for margin expansion over time. Moving down the income statement, our net loss for the second quarter was $1.2 million compared to a net loss of $1.5 million during the second quarter of 2025 and $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2026. For the first 6 months of 2026, net loss was $2.8 million compared to $3 million during the same period in 2025. While we are not yet at our ultimate profitability objectives, these results demonstrate continued progress toward improving overall operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was a negative $200,000, consistent with the prior year period. For the 6-month period, adjusted EBITDA improved $200,000 compared to the first half of '25, the benefits of higher gross profit. As additional revenue and margin improvement initiatives take hold throughout the remainder of the year, we continue to expect adjusted EBITDA to improve and remain within our previously issued guidance range of $1 million to $2 million for the full year of 2026. Now let's discuss cash flow and liquidity.

One of the most encouraging aspects of our second quarter performance was the continued strength of our balance sheet and the ability to generate cash from operations. During the second quarter, the company generated approximately $2.1 million of cash from operations. This performance contributed to a quarter-end balance of $24.8 million in cash, cash equivalents, and investments available for sale. Importantly, this cash balance increased from $23.9 million at the end of the first quarter and remained generally consistent with our year-end 2025 position, despite continued investments in the business and the final payments associated with the Evoqua acquisition.

We have consistently stated that our primary financial objective is to achieve operating cash flow and position the business to fund its operations organically. The second quarter represents another important step toward that objective. We believe our strong cash position provides flexibility to support our growth initiatives, invest in operational improvements, pursue strategic opportunities, and continue to build long-term shareholder value. Based on our performance through the first half of the year and current business trends, we are reiterating our full year 2026 guidance.

We continue to expect net sales between $70 million and $75 million, gross margin between 18% and 22%, and adjusted EBITDA between $1 million and $2 million, and positive operating cash flow. As Mark noted earlier, we have met or exceeded our stated expectations for 3 consecutive years. While we remain mindful of the dynamic environment in which we operate, we are encouraged by the momentum we are seeing across the business and remain focused on disciplined execution during the second half of the year. In closing, our financial performance this quarter reflects a business that is becoming stronger, more efficient, and more predictable.

Net sales increased, margin expanded, operating cash flow strengthened, and our balance sheet remains healthy. We believe these results reinforce the effectiveness of our strategy and positions us well for continued progress as we move through the remainder of 2026. Now I will turn the call back over to Mark.

Mark Strobeck

Thank you, Jesse. Operator, please open the phone lines for any questions.

Operator

We will now begin the question and answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please stand by while we compile the roster. Your first question comes from Nicholas Sherwood with Maxim Group. Please go ahead.

Mark Strobeck

Good morning. Nick, I think we lost you. No, we can't hear you.

分析師問答

Nicholas Sherwood

Hello?

Mark Strobeck

Hello, we can hear you now. Go ahead.

Nicholas Sherwood

So in the past you've spoken about expanding more into the West Coast. Can you talk about how it's been going building up your operations in that market?

Mark Strobeck

Yes. So I think as we've spoken about previously, it's been a strategic objective of ours to expand our operations more directly in the West Coast as you know as of right now there is really primarily one supplier of concentrates in the West and we think there is a significant market opportunity for us to access as we announced at the beginning of the year, we had begun to take over a customer base that existed out in the West platform, and have now begun to supply those on a consistent and regular basis.

What that's doing is really opening up the opportunity for us and our sales force to go out and begin to start to talk to other customers in the West, letting them know that Rockwell is now present in that region, has a full suite of concentrates, that we manufacture and distribute and can now begin to start to supply them. We're seeing a lot of positive interactions out there. And we expect that business, that part of the business, to continue to grow.

Nicholas Sherwood

Thank you for that detail. And then talking about contracts you've been signing with your partners, what do the renewal structures look like? Are these things that you'll be 2 to 3 year contracts? Will you be revisiting them with your partners well before they end a year before the end or like 6 months before the end? And like some of these renewal option mechanisms, when can these be triggered just so you can maybe have even more idea of consistent revenue timeline?

Mark Strobeck

Yes. Our standard sort of supply agreement is approximately 3 years in length. It carries with it a set amount of prices for the products that they are purchasing. It has in it standard price escalators, depending on the products, depending on the volumes that they are purchasing and the increases that they expect over those years. And then typically, we begin discussing with those partners about 6 months in advance of the end of those agreements, you know, renewing those agreements, and, you know, given our performance, given their needs, you know, that's usually the right time for us to begin those discussions and then have translated into extensions of those agreements for longer periods.

Nicholas Sherwood

Okay, understood. And then I know you said you'd provide more forthcoming details, but I'm going to ask a question about the medical device opportunity you mentioned earlier. Anyway, how should we think about how it's going to settle and, you know, compare with your current portfolio of products? Is this going to be something that's going to be easily bundled with your current products? Either enhance their efficacy or efficiency, or is this more of something where it's going to be depending on your partner? This is going to be something that's going to be applicable to them, and it'll also be able to be used with your current product base.

Mark Strobeck

Yes, so as we've spoken about previously, we've been looking for opportunities for us to in particular fold into our existing product portfolio that we think targets a large enough market opportunity to make it worth the investment for us to develop, ultimately register, and begin to start to sell and distribute a product. We've looked at a number of different opportunities. And this is 1 that we feel very strongly about that the data supports that if we are able to develop this product, register it, and begin to distribute it, really targets a large opportunity, folds directly into the current portfolio of products that we make. We would be potentially the only other supplier of this type of product in the United States.

And I think that offers a pretty significant opportunity for us. So with all of that analysis behind it, we took the decision to begin the process of developing that product. And as I mentioned in the discussion, this will be entirely funded by our balance sheet. We don't need to go out and raise additional funding to support this. We think we can do it based on our current operating plan. And that also makes it equally attractive to us.

Nicholas Sherwood

Okay, yes, great. Thank you for all those details. I'll return to the queue.

Operator

Your next question comes from Ram Selvaraju with H.C. Wainwright. Please go ahead.

Unknown Analyst

Good morning. This is [ Katie ] on for Ram. Beyond the manufacturing costs and volume drivers you've called out, is there a product mix component to the West Coast growth and to your path towards the high end of the 18% to 22% margin guide? On top of that, what's the plan to keep growing that Western business from here?

Jesse Neri

So in terms of the product mix, I could help that. The Western product is more skewed towards our liquid products, which as you know we are the leading manufacturer of. So that's generally, it's a higher margin profile, but in terms of customers, I'll turn it over to Mark.

Mark Strobeck

Yes. And then I think as far as, you know, continuing to expand our customer base out in the West, you know part of that is you know I think educating you know dialysis centers that are present in the West that Rockwell is you know now present now manufacturing products and has a path to distribute those products in that region. So it's really us going out and starting to more aggressively meet with those clinics, whether it's a large clinic or it's a medium dialysis organization letting them know that there is an alternative out there to the single provider that they've been largely locked into having to buy products from, and that's our path to continue to grow.

Obviously the success of our supply and the customers that we currently have is also starting to ripple through the marketplace. And so the combination of those 2, I think are going to be incredibly important and helpful for us to drive growth further in the West.

Unknown Analyst

Great. If I could, 1 quick follow-on. For that incremental volume growth, I think you sort of alluded to it, does that carry a margin similar to the corporate average, or are you seeing any kind of dilution by the freight onboarding costs as this business matures?

Mark Strobeck

So for the incremental growth that we've seen over the quarter, that is consistently higher than the corporate average.

Operator

Great. Thank you. We have reached the end of the Q&A session. I will now turn the call back over to Dr. Strobeck for closing remarks.

Mark Strobeck

As we conclude today's call, I want to reiterate that our focus remains unchanged. Growing revenue, expanding margins, generating positive cash flow, and creating long-term value for our shareholders. The results we've reported today reflect the progress we are making against those objectives, including revenue growth, improved profitability, and improved performance. continued operational efficiencies, and a strong cash position.

While we remain focused on executing our strategy, we are confident that the actions we have taken combined with the opportunities ahead of us position Rockwell Medical for continued growth and value creation. We appreciate the continued dedication of our employees, the trust of our customers, and the support of our shareholders. We look forward to updating you on our progress in the quarters ahead.

Operator

This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.