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Mar 31, 2024

Royalty Pharma Q1 2024 Earnings Report

Royalty Pharma reported first quarter results, showing a decrease in Portfolio Receipts due to a high base of comparison in the previous year, but an increase in Royalty Receipts driven by strong portfolio performance.

Key Takeaways

Royalty Pharma's first quarter 2024 saw a 14% increase in Royalty Receipts, driven by royalties on Evrysdi, Trelegy, and the cystic fibrosis franchise. However, Portfolio Receipts decreased due to a significant Biohaven-related milestone payment in Q1 2023. The company confirmed its full-year 2024 guidance for Portfolio Receipts and continues to deploy capital, including acquiring royalties on Sanofi's frexalimab.

Royalty Receipts increased by 14% to $705 million, driven by strong portfolio performance.

Portfolio Receipts decreased to $717 million, impacted by a high base of comparison due to a $475 million Biohaven milestone payment in Q1 2023.

The company deployed approximately $670 million in capital, including acquiring royalties on Sanofi’s frexalimab.

Full year 2024 guidance was confirmed, with Portfolio Receipts expected to be between $2,600 million and $2,700 million.

Total Revenue
$568M
Previous year: $684M
-17.0%
EPS
$0.98
Previous year: $1.6
-38.8%
Gross Profit
-$15.6M
Previous year: $565M
-102.8%
Cash and Equivalents
$843M
Previous year: $1.98B
-57.3%
Free Cash Flow
$670M
Total Assets
$16.1B
Previous year: $17.1B
-5.5%

Royalty Pharma

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Forward Guidance

Royalty Pharma expects 2024 Portfolio Receipts to be between $2,600 million and $2,700 million, which includes expected Royalty Receipts growth of 5% to 9%.

Positive Outlook

  • Portfolio Receipts are expected to be between $2,600 million and $2,700 million.
  • Royalty Receipts are expected to grow 5% to 9% in 2024.
  • Guidance reflects a negligible estimated foreign exchange impact to Portfolio Receipts.
  • Total interest paid is anticipated to be approximately $160 million in 2024.
  • The company's guidance assumes no major unforeseen adverse events and excludes contributions from transactions announced after the date of the press release.