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PFIZER REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2019 RESULTS

PROVIDES 2020 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE 

 

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 and provided 2020 financial guidance.

Results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2019 and 2018(7) are summarized below.

 

OVERALL RESULTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions, except

per share amounts)

Fourth-Quarter

 

 

Full-Year

 

2019

 

2018

 

Change

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Change

Revenues

$

12,688

 

$

13,976

 

(9

%)

 

 

$

51,750

 

$

53,647

 

(4

%)

Reported Net Income/(Loss)(2)

 

(337

)

 

(394

)

(14

%)

 

 

 

16,273

 

 

11,153

 

46

%

Reported Diluted EPS/(LPS)(2)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.07

)

(9

%)

 

 

 

2.87

 

 

1.87

 

54

%

Adjusted Income(3)

 

3,108

 

 

3,749

 

(17

%)

 

 

 

16,733

 

 

17,477

 

(4

%)

Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)

 

0.55

 

 

0.63

 

(13

%)

 

 

 

2.95

 

 

2.92

 

1

%

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

Fourth-Quarter

 

 

Full-Year

 

2019

 

2018

 

% Change

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

% Change

 

Total

Oper.

 

 

Total

Oper.

Biopharma

$

10,532

 

$

9,820

 

7

%

9

%

 

 

$

39,419

 

$

37,558

 

5

%

8

%

Upjohn

 

2,156

 

 

3,182

 

(32

%)

(32

%)

 

 

 

10,233

 

 

12,484

 

(18

%)

(16

%)

Consumer Healthcare(1)

 

 

974

 

(100

%)

(100

%)

 

 

 

2,098

 

 

3,605

 

(42

%)

(40

%)

Total Company

$

12,688

 

$

13,976

 

(9

%)

(8

%)

 

 

$

51,750

 

$

53,647

 

(4

%)

(1

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions and the contribution of Pfizer’s Consumer Healthcare business to the GSK Consumer Healthcare joint venture (JV) that were completed during 2019 impacted financial results in the periods presented(1). Some amounts in this press release may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. References to operational variances pertain to period-over-period growth rates that exclude the impact of foreign exchange(8).

2020 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(9)

2020 financial guidance for Total Company(4) is presented below. Total Company(4) financial guidance reflects a full year of revenue and expense contributions from Biopharma and Upjohn.

 

Revenues

$48.5 to $50.5 billion

Adjusted Cost of Sales(3) as a Percentage of Revenues

19.9% to 20.9%

Adjusted SI&A Expenses(3)

$12.0 to $13.0 billion

Adjusted R&D Expenses(3)

$8.1 to $8.5 billion

Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions(3)

Approximately $800 million of income

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Income(3)

Approximately 15.0%

Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)

$2.82 to $2.92

 

Financial guidance for Adjusted diluted EPS(3) assumes no share repurchases in 2020.

A reconciliation of Pfizer’s full-year 2019 revenues to 2019 revenues excluding the partial-year revenue contribution from the Consumer Healthcare(1) segment is presented below. Also presented below is a comparison of full-year 2019 results excluding the revenue contribution from the Consumer Healthcare(1) segment to Pfizer’s 2020 Total Company(4) financial guidance for revenues and Adjusted diluted EPS(3) at 2019 foreign exchange rates and at mid-January 2020 foreign exchange rates.

 

 

Full-Year

2019 Results

2019 Revenues

Generated from

Consumer

Healthcare(1)
Segment

2019 Results

Excluding

Consumer

Healthcare(1)
Revenues

2020 Financial

Guidance at

2019 FX Rates

Impact of Mid-

January 2020

FX Rates

Compared to

2019 FX Rates

2020 Total

Company(4)
Financial

Guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues ($ in billions)

$51.8

($2.1)

$49.7

$48.7 to $50.7

($0.2)

$48.5 to $50.5

Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)

$2.95

$2.95

$2.84 to $2.94

($0.01)

$2.82 to $2.92

 

Upon the closing of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction(1) in third-quarter 2019, Pfizer deconsolidated its Consumer Healthcare segment, which resulted in a shift from recording revenue and expense contributions from the Consumer Healthcare segment to Pfizer recording its pro rata share of the earnings generated by the Consumer Healthcare JV(1) in Adjusted other (income)/deductions(3) on a one-quarter lag. Therefore, full-year 2019 revenues reflect seven months of Consumer Healthcare segment domestic operations and eight months of Consumer Healthcare segment international operations. Full-year 2019 Adjusted diluted EPS(3) likewise reflects seven months of domestic segment operations and eight months of international segment operations as well as Pfizer’s pro rata share of two months of the Consumer Healthcare JV’s earnings generated in third-quarter 2019, which were recorded in Pfizer’s Adjusted other (income)/deductions(3) in fourth-quarter 2019.

2020 financial guidance for Total Company(4) Adjusted other (income)/deductions(3) and Adjusted diluted EPS(3) reflects Pfizer’s share of the JV’s earnings that were generated in fourth-quarter 2019 (to be recorded by Pfizer in first-quarter 2020) as well as Pfizer’s share of the JV’s projected earnings during the first three quarters of 2020.

Shift from Biopharma to Upjohn of Meridian Medical Technologies (Meridian) and the Pfizer-Mylan Strategic Collaboration in Japan (Mylan-Japan)(10)

Beginning in 2020, Upjohn began managing Pfizer’s Meridian subsidiary, the manufacturer of EpiPen and other auto-injector products, and the Mylan-Japan collaboration for generic drugs in Japan (established in 2012). As a result, revenues and expenses associated with Meridian and Mylan-Japan will be reported in Pfizer’s Upjohn business beginning in first-quarter 2020. In 2019, revenues from Meridian and Mylan-Japan were recorded in Pfizer’s Biopharma business and totaled $598 million, flat operationally, compared with full-year 2018.

2020 Financial Guidance for New Pfizer(5)

 

Revenues

$40.7 to $42.3 billion

Adjusted IBT Margin(11)

Approximately 37.0%

Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)

$2.25 to $2.35

Operating Cash Flow

$11.0 to $12.0 billion

A reconciliation of the updated 2020 financial guidance for New Pfizer(5) to the 2020 preliminary financial targets provided in July 2019 is presented below (columns may not add due to rounding).

 

($ billions, except per share amounts and percentages)

Financial

Targets

Provided in

July 2019

(at Mid-January

2019 FX Rates)

Operational

Improvements

Since July

2019

Guidance

Reflecting

Operational

Improvements

Since July

2019

Impact of

Shift in

Reporting of

Meridian and

Mylan-Japan

to Upjohn

Guidance

Excluding

Meridian and

Mylan-Japan

Impact of

Mid-January

2020 FX

Rates vs. Mid-

January 2019

FX Rates

2020

New Pfizer(5)
Financial

Guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

Approx $40.0

$1.8 to $3.3

$41.8 to $43.3

($0.6)

$41.2 to $42.7

($0.6)

$40.7 to $42.3

Adjusted

IBT Margin(11)

Mid-30%s

200 bps

Approx 37.0%

Approx 37.0%

Approx 37.0%

Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)

$2.31 to $2.41

($0.02)

$2.29 to $2.39

($0.05)

$2.25 to $2.35

Operating

Cash Flow

$11.0 to $12.0

$0.4

$11.4 to $12.4

($0.2)

$11.2 to $12.2

($0.2)

$11.0 to $12.0

The midpoint of the revenue guidance range implies 8% volume-driven operational growth compared to full-year 2019 Biopharma revenues, adjusted to exclude the 2019 revenue contribution from Meridian and Mylan-Japan.

2020 Financial Guidance for Upjohn(6)

2020 financial guidance for Upjohn(6) now reflects the inclusion of revenues and expenses associated with Meridian and Mylan-Japan, which were previously recorded in Pfizer’s Biopharma business. Except for the shift of Meridian and Mylan-Japan from Biopharma to Upjohn, there are no operational changes to Upjohn’s 2020 financial guidance(6) compared with the preliminary financial targets that were provided in July 2019.

 

Revenues

$8.0 to $8.5 billion

Adjusted EBITDA(12)

$3.8 to $4.2 billion

A reconciliation of the updated 2020 financial guidance for Upjohn(6) to the 2020 preliminary financial targets provided in July 2019 is presented below (columns may not add due to rounding).

 

($ in billions)

Financial

Targets

Provided in

July 2019

(at Mid-January

2019 FX Rates)

Guidance

Unchanged

Since July

2019

Impact of Shift

in Reporting of

Meridian and

Mylan-Japan

to Upjohn

Guidance

Including

Meridian and

Mylan-Japan

Impact of

Mid-January

2020 FX Rates

Compared to

Mid-January

2019

FX Rates

2020 Upjohn(6)
Financial

Guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$7.5 to $8.0

$7.5 to $8.0

$0.6

$8.1 to $8.6

($0.1)

$8.0 to $8.5

Adjusted EBITDA(12)

$3.8 to $4.1

$3.8 to $4.1

$0.1

$3.9 to $4.3

($0.1)

$3.8 to $4.2

The midpoint of the revenue guidance range implies 23% operational decline compared to full-year 2019 Upjohn revenues, adjusted to include Meridian and Mylan-Japan.

CAPITAL ALLOCATION

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “2019 was a busy year, highlighted by solid financial performance, shareholder-friendly capital allocation, the strengthening of our pipeline as well as the formation of the Consumer Healthcare JV with GSK. We also announced a definitive agreement to combine Upjohn and Mylan to create a new global pharmaceutical company, Viatris, marking an important milestone in Pfizer’s evolution toward becoming a more focused, global leader in innovative medicines.

“2020 is expected to be an exciting year for Pfizer with the close of the Upjohn-Mylan transaction anticipated by mid-year, leaving New Pfizer positioned to deliver revenue and Adjusted diluted EPS(3) growth that is expected to be among the industry leaders. New Pfizer will be a smaller, science-based company with a singular focus on innovation while also continuing to allocate significant capital directly to shareholders, primarily through dividends.

“For New Pfizer, we expect important clinical data readouts across our early-, mid- and late-stage pipeline. In the first half of 2020, we expect to report pivotal top-line results for the JADE Compare study for abrocitinib (PF-04965842), our Janus kinase-1 (JAK1) inhibitor for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), for three Phase 3 trials of PF-06482077, our 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate in adults aged 18 and older, and for Xeljanz in ankylosing spondylitis, in addition to the potentially registration-enabling Phase 2 ANCHOR study evaluating the combination of Braftovi, Mektovi and cetuximab for the first-line treatment of BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer. We also expect data in the first half of 2020 for promising earlier-stage opportunities, including proof-of-concept readouts for PF-06939926, our mini-dystrophin gene therapy candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, for PF-06928316, our prophylactic vaccine candidate for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection, and for PF-06700841, an investigational topical TYK2/ JAK1 dual inhibitor for psoriasis and AD.

“In the second half of 2020, we look forward to top-line results for the Phase 3 PENELOPE-B study of Ibrance in early-stage breast cancer as well as for proof-of-concept readouts for PF-06651600, our dual JAK3/ TEC inhibitor as a potential treatment for vitiligo, for PF-06700841 for potential treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and for PF-06826647, our investigational TYK2 inhibitor for psoriasis. In addition, we now expect the Phase 3 PALLAS study of Ibrance in early-stage breast cancer to complete in early 2021. In 2020, we are focused on accelerating the pipeline and building on the business momentum that we generated in 2019,” Dr. Bourla concluded.

Frank D’Amelio, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Global Supply, stated, “I am pleased with our 2019 financial results, which met or exceeded all components of our financial guidance. Our Biopharma business generated 8% operational revenue growth, driven by strong growth from Ibrance, Eliquis, Xeljanz and Vyndaqel/Vyndamax. As expected, the Upjohn business declined 16% operationally, primarily reflecting the U.S. loss of exclusivity of Lyrica in July 2019. Excluding Lyrica in the U.S. and the impact of other recent product losses of exclusivity, Upjohn revenues declined 3% operationally in 2019. We also returned $16.9 billion directly to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, demonstrating our continued commitment to returning capital to our shareholders.

“Today we also provided 2020 financial guidance for Total Company(4), New Pfizer(5) and Upjohn(6). The midpoint of the revenue guidance range for New Pfizer(5) implies 8% operational growth and reflects anticipated continued strong growth from certain in-line brands such as Ibrance, Eliquis, Xeljanz, Xtandi and Inlyta, from recent and expected product launches such as Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, Braftovi, Mektovi and oncology biosimilars as well as from emerging markets. Since July 2019, several of the aforementioned products have performed better than we had anticipated and have generated strong momentum that we expect to continue in 2020. The midpoint of the revenue guidance range for Upjohn(6) implies a 23% operational decline, primarily reflecting expected declines for products that have recently lost marketing exclusivity and lower revenues from China due to the geographic expansion of the volume-based procurement (VBP) program to all Chinese provinces in 2020. Importantly, the financial guidance for Upjohn(6) remains unchanged on an operational basis from the preliminary financial targets that were provided in July 2019,” Mr. D’Amelio concluded.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Fourth-Quarter 2019 vs. Fourth-Quarter 2018)

Fourth-quarter 2019 revenues totaled $12.7 billion, a decrease of $1.3 billion, or 9%, compared to the prior-year quarter, reflecting an operational decline of $1.1 billion, or 8%, as well as the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $158 million, or 1%.

Biopharma Revenue Highlights

Fourth-quarter 2019 Biopharma revenues totaled $10.5 billion, up 9% operationally, primarily driven by:

partially offset primarily by lower revenues for:

Upjohn Revenue Highlights

Fourth-quarter 2019 Upjohn revenues totaled $2.2 billion, down 32% operationally, primarily driven by the expected significant volume declines for Lyrica in the U.S. due to multi-source generic competition that began in July 2019. Excluding the unfavorable impact of Lyrica in the U.S. and other recent product losses of exclusivity, fourth-quarter 2019 revenues for Upjohn declined 6% operationally.

Fourth-quarter 2019 Upjohn revenues in China declined 1% operationally, primarily driven by declines for Lipitor and Norvasc in provinces where the VBP program has been implemented, partially offset by products not impacted by the VBP implementation, including Celebrex and Viagra, as well as operational growth from Lipitor and Norvasc in provinces were VBP had not been implemented.

GAAP Reported(2) Income Statement Highlights

SELECTED TOTAL COMPANY REPORTED COSTS AND EXPENSES(2)

($ in millions)

Fourth-Quarter

 

 

Full-Year

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

Total

Oper.

 

 

Total

Oper.

Cost of Sales(2)

$

2,608

 

$

3,075

 

(15%)

(17%)

 

 

$

10,219

 

$

11,248

 

(9%)

(7%)

Percent of Revenues

 

20.6

%

 

22.0

%

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

19.7

%

 

21.0

%

N/A

N/A

SI&A Expenses(2)

 

4,240

 

 

4,007

 

6%

7%

 

 

 

14,350

 

 

14,455

 

(1%)

1%

R&D Expenses(2)

 

2,822

 

 

2,457

 

15%

15%

 

 

 

8,650

 

 

8,006

 

8%

9%

Total

$

9,670

 

$

9,539

 

1%

1%

 

 

$

33,218

 

$

33,709

 

(1%)

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) on Completion of Consumer Healthcare JV Transaction(1)

 

1

 

 

*

*

 

 

 

($8,086

)

 

*

*

Other (Income)/Deductions––net(2)

 

3,041

 

 

3,259

 

(7%)

(6%)

 

 

 

3,578

 

 

2,116

 

69%

73%

Effective Tax Rate on Reported Income(2)

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

5.9

%

 

 

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 Cost of Sales(2), SI&A Expenses(2) and R&D Expenses(2) were favorably impacted by the July 31, 2019 completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK(1).

Pfizer recorded lower other deductions––net(2) in fourth-quarter 2019 compared with the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by:

partially offset primarily by:

Pfizer’s effective tax rate on Reported income(2) for fourth-quarter 2019 compared to the prior-year quarter was favorably impacted primarily by:

partially offset primarily by:

In addition to the aforementioned factors impacting Pfizer’s effective tax rate on Reported income(2) for fourth-quarter 2019, Pfizer’s full-year 2019 effective tax rate on Reported income(2) compared to the prior year was impacted primarily by:

partially offset primarily by:

Adjusted(3) Income Statement Highlights

SELECTED TOTAL COMPANY ADJUSTED COSTS AND EXPENSES(3)

($ in millions)

Fourth-Quarter

 

 

Full-Year

 

2019

2018

% Change

 

 

2019

2018

% Change

 

Total

Oper.

 

 

Total

Oper.

Adjusted Cost of Sales(3)

$ 2,600

 

$ 3,044

 

(15%)

(17%)

 

 

$ 10,030

 

$ 11,130

 

(10%)

(7%)

Percent of Revenues

20.5

%

21.8

%

N/A

N/A

 

 

19.4

%

20.7

%

N/A

N/A

Adjusted SI&A Expenses(3)

4,070

 

3,968

 

3%

4%

 

 

14,041

 

14,232

 

(1%)

1%

Adjusted R&D Expenses(3)

2,530

 

2,436

 

4%

4%

 

 

7,988

 

7,962

 

1%

Total

$ 9,200

 

$ 9,448

 

(3%)

(3%)

 

 

$ 32,059

 

$ 33,325

 

(4%)

(2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions––net(3)

($97

)

$15

 

*

*

 

 

($300

)

($667

)

(55%)

(67%)

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Income(3)

11.3

%

15.4

%

 

 

 

 

15.0

%

15.4

%

 

 

Fourth-quarter 2019 diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate Adjusted(3) diluted EPS declined by 281 million shares compared to the prior-year quarter primarily due to Pfizer’s share repurchase program, reflecting the impact of share repurchases during 2018 and 2019, partially offset by dilution related to share-based employee compensation programs.

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