Overview
Legend Biotech Q3 revenue slightly misses analyst expectations
Collaboration revenue rises due to CARVYKTI sales under Janssen Agreement
Company maintains $1.0 bln cash position, supporting operations beyond 2026
Outlook
Legend Biotech expects CARVYKTI profitability by year-end 2025
Company anticipates company-wide profitability in 2026
Commercial production in Belgium to support global demand in H1 2026
Result Drivers
CARVYKTI DEMAND - Strong demand for CARVYKTI driven by survival benefit data and label updates, per CEO Ying Huang
PRODUCTION EXPANSION - Initiated CARVYKTI commercial production at Tech Lane facility in Belgium to support global demand
COLLABORATION REVENUE GROWTH - Increase in collaboration revenue due to CARVYKTI sales under Janssen Agreement
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q3 Revenue | Slight Miss* | $272.30 mln | $272.50 mln (12 Analysts) |
Q3 EPS | -$0.11 | ||
Q3 Net Income | -$39.69 mln | ||
Q3 Pretax Profit | -$39.07 mln |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 18 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Legend Biotech Corp is $74.00, about 56.7% above its November 11 closing price of $32.03
The stock recently traded at 154 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 279 three months ago
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