BMO Capital analyst, Alex Arfaei, posted an earnings flash on Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ (NYSE: VRX) miss and guide down. The call is ongoing and began at 8:00AM.
This morning, Valeant reported unaudited 4Q15 revenues of $2.78B, 1% above consensus of $2.75B. Gross margin of 75.6% was 2.1% below consensus while OPEX was driven by higher SG&A and R&D, and the 5% tax rate was in-line. Non-GAAP EPS of $2.50 was below BMO’s $2.64 and consensus of $2.61 as higher revenues were offset by lower gross margin and higher OPEX.
Valeant updated its 2016 guidance: non-GAAP EPS of $9.50 – $10.50 vs. prior guidance of $13.25 – $13.75 (~25% below consensus of $13.45 and our $13.33 forecast) on revenues of $11.0 – $11.2Bn down from $12.5 – $12.7Bn (11% lower vs. consensus $12.5 and 9% below BMO forecast of $12.2B).
The analyst summed up the early look sussinctly:
The quarter was worse than expected, the guidance was worse than expected, and the timing of the 10- K is still uncertain. Unless management has more positive comments on the call, these results and guidance are unlikely to meaningfully improve investor confidence,
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Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals closed at $69.04 yesterday.
Source: Street Insider
