Novartis Earnings, Sales Grew in 1Q
April 26 2022 - 1:53AM
Dow Jones News
By Cecilia Butini
Novartis on Tuesday posted rising earnings and sales for the
first quarter of the year as its key drugs drove the business and
generics division Sandoz continued to normalize after Covid-19
headwinds.
The Swiss pharma major reported net income of $2.22 billion for
the quarter, up from $1.80 billion the year prior, on sales that
grew to $12.53 billion from $12.41 billion.
Operating income rose to $2.85 billion from $2.42 billion the
year prior, and core earnings per share were $1.46, up from $1.38,
Novartis said.
The figures exclude the impact of Novartis's 2021 divestment of
a Roche stake, it said.
The main contributors to growth were heart-failure treatment
Entresto, multiple-sclerosis drug Kesimpta and
psoriasis-and-arthritis treatment Cosentyx, Novartis said.
The company's generics division, Sandoz, posted 8% growth at
constant currencies as business dynamics continue to normalize from
the impact of the pandemic, it said. It said the strategic revision
of the business is progressing, and that it continues to expect to
be able to give an update by year-end.
Novartis said it expects both sales and core operating income to
grow in the mid-single-digit range in 2022.
Write to Cecilia Butini at cecilia.butini@wsj.com
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