On May 2, Teva Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:TEVA) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31.

  • Quarterly revenues grew by 24.3% because of strong performance from both the generic and branded drug segments, including TEVA's top drug, Copaxone, used to treat multiple sclerosis.
  • During the first quarter of 2007, Teva repurchased 3.4 million shares for a total of $152 million.
  • The company declared a cash dividend of about $0.10 for the record date of May 14, to be paid May 29.
  • As of April 23, Teva had 151 drug applications awaiting final U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
  • For the entire fiscal 2007, Teva expects to achieve $9 billion in sales and EPS between $2.20 and $2.30.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$2,080.0

$1,673.0

24.3%

Net Profit

$342.0

($1,009.0)

N/A

EPS

$0.42

($1.40)

N/A

Diluted Shares

827.0

722.0

14.5%

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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

49.9%

43.3%

6.6

Operating Margin

21.4%

(56.6%)

78.0

Net Margin

16.4%

(60.3%)

76.8

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$2,600.0

$1,900.0

36.9%

Accounts Rec.

No Data

No Data

No Data

Inventory

No Data

No Data

No Data

Data not available for liabilities

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Cash Flow Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash From Ops.

$499.0

$288.5

73.0%

Capital Expenditures

$221.0 $72.4

205.3%

Free Cash Flow

$278.0 $216.1

28.6%

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