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Aug 3 (Reuters) – Amgen (AMGN.O), which is dealing with U.S. Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) delays to its deliberate acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics , on Thursday reported larger quarterly revenue on robust gross sales of remedies for ldl cholesterol, osteoporosis and different medication.
The biotech firm, which barely raised its outlook for full-year income and revenue, mentioned it presently expects the Horizon deal to shut by mid-December.
For the second quarter, Amgen reported income of $6.99 billion, up 6% from a 12 months earlier, exceeding analysts' estimates of $6.68 billion, based on Refinitiv knowledge.
Earnings, excluding gadgets, rose 8% to $5.00 per share, forward of analyst estimates of $4.46 per share.
Product gross sales by quantity grew 11% from a 12 months earlier, however internet promoting costs fell 2%, whereas overseas change charges and decrease stock ranges additionally restricted income positive factors, Amgen mentioned.
“We had 9 merchandise with report gross sales within the quarter,” Amgen Chief Monetary Officer Peter Griffith mentioned in a cellphone interview.
Quarterly gross sales of ldl cholesterol drug Repatha totaled $424 million, beating the common analyst estimate of $372 million, whereas gross sales of osteoporosis drug Prolia reached $1.03 billion, in contrast with the $954 million analysts had forecast.
The outcomes present some “bounce again” after a difficult first quarter that had raised investor fears a few slowdown in Amgen's base enterprise, Jefferies analyst Michael Yee mentioned in a analysis be aware.
Gross sales of Amjevita, Amgen's biosimilar model of AbbVie's (ABBV.N) blockbuster arthritis drug Humira, totaled $150 million, in need of Wall Avenue expectations of $204 million.
Amgen mentioned U.S. Amjevita gross sales fell 63% from the primary quarter, pushed by a drawdown in stock ranges, whereas gross sales outdoors of the U.S. rose 13% from a 12 months earlier.
The California-based firm additionally reported constructive outcomes from a mid-stage trial of experimental drug tarlatamab in sufferers with superior lung most cancers. Amgen mentioned it's discussing with regulators whether or not the information could possibly be used to hunt approval of the drug for sufferers with relapsed or refractory illness.
For the total 12 months, Amgen modestly raised its outlook for adjusted earnings per share to a spread of $17.80 to $18.80 from its prior forecast of $17.40 to $18.60. The corporate additionally elevated its outlook for 2023 income to $26.6 billion to $27.4 billion from $26 billion to $27.2 billion.
Amgen mentioned the forecast doesn't embody any influence from the deliberate Horizon acquisition.
In a lawsuit, the FTC mentioned it believed Amgen may leverage its massive promoting medication to strain insurance coverage corporations and pharmacy profit managers to favor Horizon's two key merchandise – thyroid eye illness therapy Tepezza and gout drug Krystexxa – over potential opponents.
“We sit up for making our case in court docket in September,” the CFO mentioned.
Amgen shares have been up about half a proportion level at $232 after hours.
Reporting by Deena Beasley
Enhancing by Invoice Berkrot
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