On Jan. 25, ImClone Systems (NASDAQ:IMCL) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • Net revenues surged by 33.5%, primarily driven by a 47% rise in royalty revenues.
  • Royalty revenues recorded an impressive $77.1 million, primarily driven by a 38% growth in the sales of cancer drug ERBITUX. The company manufactured ERBITUX; Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) distributes and markets the drug.
  • In the first half of 2007, the company expects to complete phase 1 studies of investigational drugs IMC-1121B and IMC-A12.
  • Players in our Motley Fool CAPS stock rating service do not think too highly of ImClone's prospects; the stock has a lowly one-star rating.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$132.2

$99.0

33.5%

Net Profit

$46.6

$0.7

6,608.6%

EPS

$0.53

$0.01

5,200.0%

Diluted Shares

92.1

85.5

7.7%



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

75.8%

72.0%

3.8

Operating Margin

37.1%

(4.9%)

42.0

Net Margin

35.2%

0.7%

34.5

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$1,044.2

$756.4

38.0%

Accounts Rec.

No Data

$59.3

N/A

Inventory

$102.2

$81.4

25.6%



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

No Data

$35.5

N/A

Long-Term Debt

$603.8

$602.5

0.2%



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Cash Flow Highlights

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