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Lilly (LLY) Q4 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat

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Indianapolis, IN based Eli Lilly and Company (LLY - Free Report) , is a global healthcare company with core products in a number of primary-care pharmaceutical markets. Lilly generates revenues from its pharmaceutical product and animal health segments.

The company’s portfolio includes Zyprexa (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder), Gemzar (pancreatic cancer), Evista (osteoporosis), Cymbalta (depression), Cialis (erectile dysfunction), Strattera (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD), Erbitux (cancer) and Alimta (chemotherapy). Lilly also has a strong presence in the diabetes market. However, many of its key products like Cymbalta and Alimta are facing generic competition. The company also has some new products like Trulicity, Cyramza and Taltz in its portfolio which have started contributing to revenues.

Lilly’s earnings performance has been mixed with earnings surpassing expectations in two of the last four quarters, while missing in the other two, bringing the average negative surprise to 2.05%.

Currently, Lilly has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), but that could definitely change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:

Earnings Miss: Lilly missed on fourth quarter earnings. The company reported EPS of 95 cents while our consensus called for EPS of 99 cents.

Revenues Miss: Revenues, however, were above expectations. Lilly posted revenues of $5.76 billion, compared to our consensus estimate of $5.55 billion.

2017 Outlook: The company expects 2017 revenues in the range of $21.8 billion – $22.3 billion, consistent with the guidance provide earlier in Dec 2016. Lilly continues to expect earnings per share in the range of 4.05 to $4.15. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings and revenues is $4.10 per share and $21.96 billion, respectively.

Eli Lilly and Company Price and Consensus

 

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Check back later for our full write up on this Lilly earnings report later!

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