Gilead raises outlook despite dip in revenue
Gilead's revenue beat analysts' expectations in Q3 2018, despite falling behind last year's results, leading the company to boost its earnings expectations for the year.
Total revenues were $5.6 billion in 2018 compared to $6.5 billion in 2017. Net income was $2.1 billion or $1.60 per diluted share in 2018 compared to $2.7 billion or $2.06 per diluted share in 2017. Non-GAAP net income was $2.4 billion or $1.84 per diluted share in 2018 compared to $3.0 billion or $2.27 per diluted share in 2017.
Total product sales for the third quarter of 2018 were $5.5 billion compared to $6.4 billion for the same period in 2017. Product sales for the third quarter of 2018 were $4.1 billion in the United States, $873 million in Europe and $451 million in other locations. Product
sales for the third quarter of 2017 were $4.5 billion in the United States, $1.2 billion in Europe and $663 million in other locations.
HIV product sales were $3.7 billion for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $3.3 billion for the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to the continued uptake of products containing emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), which include Biktarvy (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg), Descovy (emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg), Genvoya (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 10 mg) and Odefsey (emtricitabine 200 mg/rilpivirine 25 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg).Meanwhile hepatitis C (HCV) product sales, which consist of Epclusa (sofosbuvir 400 mg/velpatasvir 100 mg), Harvoni (ledipasvir 90 mg/sofosbuvir 400 mg), Vosevi (sofosbuvir 400 mg/velpatasvir 100 mg/voxilaprevir 100 mg) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir 400 mg), were $902 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $2.2 billion for the same period in 2017. The company said that this decline was primarily due to lower sales of Harvoni and Epclusa across all major markets as a result of increased competition.
Immunotherapy Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), which was launched in the United States in October 2017, generated $75 million in sales during the third quarter of 2018.
25th October 2018
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