Legend Biotech Q4 revenue slightly misses; expects operating profit in 2026

Reuters03-10
Legend Biotech Q4 revenue slightly misses; expects operating profit in 2026

Overview

  • Cell therapy firm's Q4 revenue slightly missed analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company achieved CARVYKTI franchise profitability for full year 2025

Outlook

  • Legend Biotech expects to achieve operating profit in 2026

  • Company is expanding CARVYKTI availability in community settings

  • Legend Biotech focuses on advancing in vivo and allogeneic programs

Result Drivers

  • CARVYKTI SALES - Significant increase in CARVYKTI sales contributed to higher collaboration revenue

  • GLOBAL EXPANSION - CARVYKTI now available in 14 markets across 294 sites, expanding global footprint

  • PIPELINE ADVANCEMENT - Advanced early-stage cell therapy portfolio with first patient dosing and new clinical data

Company press release: ID:nGNX1thDhQ

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Slight Miss*

$306.30 mln

$306.87 mln (13 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.01

-$0.11 (7 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

-$0.08

Q4 Net Income

-$30.90 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

-$19.70 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Legend Biotech Corp is $69.50, about 263.1% above its March 9 closing price of $19.14

  • The stock recently traded at 58 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 82 three months ago

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