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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About United Therapeutics (UTHR) Q3 Earnings

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United Therapeutics (UTHR - Free Report) reported $748.9 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 22.9%. EPS of $6.39 for the same period compares to $5.38 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.38% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $717.49 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.18, the EPS surprise was +3.40%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how United Therapeutics performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenues- Rest-of-World: $31.60 million versus $30.17 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +27.4% change.
  • Revenues- United States: $717.30 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $654.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.7%.
  • Revenues- Remodulin: $128.30 million compared to the $140.21 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.1% year over year.
  • Revenues- Adcirca: $7 million compared to the $5.38 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.1% year over year.
  • Revenues- Unituxin: $61.10 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $54.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.1%.
  • Revenues- Tyvaso: $433.80 million compared to the $409.89 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +33.2% year over year.
  • Revenues- Orenitram: $113.20 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $106.50 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +23%.
  • Revenues- Other products: $5.50 million versus $3.10 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Nebulized Tyvaso: $159.20 million versus $138.60 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Tyvaso DPI: $274.60 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $263.46 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for United Therapeutics here>>>

Shares of United Therapeutics have returned -1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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