Mallinckrodt Public Limited Company (NYSE:MNK) reported adjusted earnings of $2.04 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 (ended Sep 30, 2016), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98. Earnings were also up from the year-ago figure of $2.02. Higher sales and profits in the Specialty Brands segment offset weakness in Specialty Generics and increased costs.
Net sales in the quarter came in at $887.2 million, up 13.9% year over year, and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $862 million. Top-line growth was primarily driven by double-digit increase in volumes of key branded drugs – Acthar, Inomax, Ofirmev and Therakos. Net sales also benefitted from an additional selling week in the quarter.
Quarter in Detail
The company reports results under two segments – Specialty Brands and Specialty Generics.
Sales at the Specialty Brands segment were $633.1 million, up 35.1% from the year-ago quarter. Acthar, Mallinckrodt’s largest product, garnered sales of $327.0 million, up 19.3%. Ofirmev sales surged 23.1% year over year to $75.6 million. Inomax, its second-largest product, generated sales of $126.9 million, up 22.4%.
However, Specialty Generics recorded sales of $239.8 million, down 19.2% due to weak performance of various product categories as stiff competition hurt both volume and price.
Adjusted selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 increased 17%, primarily due to the addition of Therakos immunotherapy platform. Meanwhile, adjusted research and development (R&D) expense was up 9.9%.
Fiscal 2016 Results
In fiscal 2016, Mallinckrodt recorded sales of $3.4 billion, up 17.2% from fiscal 2015. Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $7.85 in fiscal 2016, up 15.6% from the fiscal 2015 level of $6.79.
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Mallinckrodt currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other favorably placed stocks in the health care sector include Heska Corp. (NASDAQ:HSKA) , Cambrex Corp. (NYSE:CBM) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA) . Each of these stocks sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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