CORRECTED-Pulmonary drug developer Liquidia posts operating profit in first full quarter of YUTREPIA sales

Reuters11-03
CORRECTED-Pulmonary drug developer Liquidia posts operating profit in first full quarter of YUTREPIA sales

Corrects total revenue to $54.34 mln, from $51.7 mln, and removes comparison with estimates in Overview and Key Details sections

Overview

  • Liquidia posts Q3 total revenue of $54.34 mln

  • Company achieves operating profitability in first full quarter of YUTREPIA sales

  • Posts net loss; adjusted loss/share beats consensus

Outlook

  • Liquidia plans to advance L606 into pivotal trials

  • Company aims for sustained growth and profitability

  • Liquidia sees YUTREPIA as a potential preferred treatment

Result Drivers

  • YUTREPIA LAUNCH - Strong sales of YUTREPIA, with $51.7 mln in net product sales as launch momentum continues

  • PRESCRIPTION GROWTH - Over 2,000 unique prescriptions and 1,500 patient starts contributed to sales momentum, as of Oct 30

  • COST MANAGEMENT - Positive operating income and adjusted EBITDA reflect effective cost management alongside revenue growth

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 TOTAL REVENUE

$54.34 mln

Q3 EPS

Beat

-$0.04

-$0.40 (9 Analysts)

Q3 NET INCOME

-$3.53 mln

Q3 Operating Income

$1.77 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the pharmaceuticals peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Liquidia Corp is $37.00, about 34.2% above its October 31 closing price of $24.36

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