On Jan. 25, biotechnology company Amgen (NYSE:AMGN) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31, 2006.
- Net revenues rose 17.2%, driven by the strong worldwide performance of the company's pharmaceutical products, especially Aranesp and Enbrel.
- The company expects to file for approval of AMG 531 in 2007.
- In the fourth quarter, Amgen repurchased 3.3 million shares at a total cost of $245 million, with full-year repurchases totaling 70.2 million shares at a total cost of $5 billion. In December, the company's board approved a new $5 billion share repurchase plan.
- The company expects the total revenues for 2007 to be in the range of $15.4 billion to $16 billion and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $4.30 to $4.50.
- Amgen is a four-star stock in Motley Fool CAPS.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$3,835 |
$3,271 |
17.2% |
|
Net Profit |
$833 |
$824 |
1.1% |
|
EPS |
$0.71 |
$0.66 |
7.6% |
|
Diluted Shares |
1,180 |
1,243 |
(5.1%) |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
85.4% |
84.4% |
1.0 |
|
Operating Margin |
25.8% |
33.7% |
(7.9) |
|
Net Margin |
21.7% |
25.2% |
(3.5) |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$6,277 |
$5,255 |
19.4% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$2,124 |
$1,769 |
20.1% |
|
Inventory |
$1,903 |
$1,258 |
51.3% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$5,144 |
$3,595 |
43.1% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$7,134 |
$3,957 |
80.3% |
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Cash Flow Highlights
Amgen didn't provide cash-flow data. Boo!
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