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Dec 31, 2023

Pfizer Q4 2023 Earnings Report

Pfizer's Q4 2023 earnings were impacted by decline in Comirnaty and Paxlovid revenues, but non-COVID products showed strong growth.

Key Takeaways

Pfizer's Q4 2023 revenues were $14.2 billion, a 41% decrease compared to Q4 2022, primarily due to a decline in Comirnaty and Paxlovid revenues. Excluding these products, revenues grew 8%. The company reported a diluted loss per share of $(0.60) and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.10. Pfizer reaffirms its full-year 2024 guidance.

Q4 2023 revenues totaled $14.2 billion, a 41% decrease year-over-year.

Excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid, Q4 2023 revenues grew 8% operationally.

Reported diluted loss per share was $(0.60), while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.10.

Pfizer reaffirms full-year 2024 revenue guidance of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.05 to $2.25.

Total Revenue
$14.2B
Previous year: $24.3B
-41.3%
EPS
$0.1
Previous year: $1.14
-91.2%
SI&A Expenses
$4.58B
Previous year: $4.64B
-1.5%
R&D Expenses
$2.82B
Previous year: $3.62B
-22.1%
Cost of Sales
$7.56B
Previous year: $9.65B
-21.6%
Gross Profit
$5.66B
Previous year: $14.6B
-61.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$2.85B
Previous year: $416M
+585.8%
Free Cash Flow
$4.2B
Previous year: $7.58B
-44.7%
Total Assets
$227B
Previous year: $197B
+14.9%

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Forward Guidance

Pfizer expects full-year 2024 revenues to be in the range of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and Adjusted diluted EPS to be in the range of $2.05 to $2.25.

Positive Outlook

  • Expected operational revenue growth of 8% to 10% compared to 2023 revenues, excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid and including the impact of Seagen.
  • Anticipated operating margin improvement from the company’s cost realignment activities.

Challenges Ahead

  • An expected $0.40 dilutive impact related to the Seagen acquisition, which is predominantly driven by costs to finance the transaction.
  • Assumes no share repurchases in 2024.
  • Anticipated immaterial impact in fiscal-year 2024 of recent and expected generic and biosimilar competition for certain products that have recently lost patent protection or that are anticipated to lose patent protection.
  • Exchange rates assumed are actual rates at mid-November 2023. Financial guidance reflects the anticipated unfavorable impact of approximately $0.3 billion on revenues and approximately $0.01 on Adjusted(3) diluted EPS as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from 2023.
  • Does not assume the completion of any business development transactions not completed as of December 31, 2023.