PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI) reported adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share in the third quarter of 2016, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. Adjusted arnings also declined from the year-ago figure of 49 cents. Nevertheless, the company’s shares gained 0.6% following its third-quarter earnings release.
The company generated total revenue of $53.6 million in the quarter, down 57% from the year-ago period.
Quarter in Detail
Revenues included royalties of $15 million from licensees to the Queen et al. patents, which consisted of royalties earned on third-quarter sales of Tysabri, net royalty payments from acquired royalty rights and a change in fair value of the royalty rights assets of 16 million, interest revenue of $8.6 million, product revenues of $14.1 million.
Revenues from the Queen et al. licenses were down 87.5% due to the expiration of the patent license agreement with Genentech, Inc. a subsidiary of Roche Holding (SIX:ROG) AG (OTC:RHHBY) .
The higher change in fair value was driven by an increase of $9.6 million in the fair value of Depomed royalty rights assets primarily due to a $5.0 million milestone payment based on the FDA approval of Invokamet XR, a type 2 diabetes drug in the Depomed portfolio.
Net cash royalty and milestone payments from acquired royalty rights amounted to $15.3 million in the third quarter, compared to $6.9 million in the year-ago period.
Research and development expense for the quarter came in at $1.9 million. This included research and development costs related to the completion of the pediatric trial on Tekturna by Noden, a global specialty pharmaceutical company. No R&D costs were recorded in the year-ago quarter.
General and administrative expenses were nearly $10.4 million, up 22.4% due to an increase in the headcount and expenses associated with the Noden-related product acquisitions.
The company’s board of directors has decided to eliminate the quarterly cash dividend payment in Aug 2016.
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Zacks Rank & Key Picks
PDL BioPharma currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A couple of better-ranked stocks in the health care sector include Anika Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ANIK) and Cambrex Corp. (NYSE:CBM) . 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.
Anika’s earnings estimates have increased from $1.96 to $2.06 for 2016 and from $2.03 to $2.09 for 2017 over the last 60 days. The company has posted a positive earnings surprise in all of the four trailing quarters with an average beat of 33.1%. Its share price has increased 9.4% year to date.
Cambrex’s earnings estimates have increased from $2.46 to $2.60 for 2016 and for 2017 estimates remained unchanged over the last 60 days. The company has posted a positive earnings surprise in three of the four trailing quarters with an average beat of 19.8%.
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