0715 GMT - Celltrion could post strong earnings growth in 2026, driven by solid revenue contributions from a newly acquired plant in the U.S., DB Securities's Myoung-Sun Lee says. The South Korean biosimilar company's operating profit could jump 42% to 1.657 trillion won, with revenue up 26%, this year, the DB analyst writes in a note. The biologics facility in Branchburg, N.J., which Celltrion recently acquired from Eli Lilly, is set to generate a total of 680 billion won in revenue over three years starting in 2Q of 2026, Lee says. He views Celltrion as the most investor-friendly among local peers, citing a plan to cancel 9.1 million treasury shares valued at 1.927 trillion won. (kwanwoo.jun@wsj.com)
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March 17, 2026 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT)
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