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Apr 04, 2021

Pfizer Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Pfizer reported strong financial results for Q1 2021, driven by BNT162b2 vaccine and overall business performance, and raised its full-year 2021 guidance.

Key Takeaways

Pfizer's Q1 2021 revenues reached $14.6 billion, reflecting a 42% operational growth. Excluding BNT162b2 vaccine revenues, the company still achieved an 8% operational growth. The company raised its full-year 2021 revenue guidance to $70.5 to $72.5 billion and adjusted diluted EPS to $3.55 to $3.65.

Q1 2021 revenues totaled $14.6 billion, a 45% increase compared to the prior-year quarter, with operational growth of 42%.

Reported diluted EPS was $0.86, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.93.

The company raised its full-year 2021 revenue guidance to a range of $70.5 to $72.5 billion and adjusted diluted EPS to a range of $3.55 to $3.65.

BNT162b2 contributed $3.5 billion in global revenues.

Total Revenue
$14.6B
Previous year: $12B
+21.2%
EPS
$0.93
Previous year: $0.8
+16.3%
SI&A Expenses
$2.78B
Previous year: $2.87B
-3.1%
R&D Expenses
$2.01B
Previous year: $1.72B
+16.8%
Effective Tax Rate
14.2%
Previous year: 12.2%
+16.4%
Gross Profit
$10.4B
Previous year: $9.65B
+7.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.77B
Previous year: $2.15B
-17.8%
Free Cash Flow
$3.98B
Previous year: $2.68B
+48.4%
Total Assets
$159B
Previous year: $166B
-4.5%

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Pfizer Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

Pfizer raises its guidance ranges for revenues, Adjusted cost of sales as a percentage of revenues, Adjusted R&D expenses and Adjusted diluted EPS to reflect the updated expectations for contributions to 2021 performance from BNT162b2 and the continued strong performance of the business excluding BNT162b2, partially offset by anticipated additional R&D investments into vaccines to protect against COVID-19, as well as early research investments into other mRNA-based development programs and COVID-19 antivirals.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenues: $70.5 to $72.5 billion (previously $59.4 to $61.4 billion)
  • Adjusted Cost of Sales as a Percentage of Revenues: 38.0% to 39.0% (previously 32.0% to 33.0%)
  • Adjusted SI&A Expenses: $11.0 to $12.0 billion
  • Adjusted R&D Expenses: $9.8 to $10.3 billion (previously $9.2 to $9.7 billion)
  • Adjusted Diluted EPS: $3.55 to $3.65 (previously $3.10 to $3.20)

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income