對市值僅次于雀巢(Nestlé)的歐洲第二大公司羅氏(Roche)而言,新冠疫情可謂福禍相依。
檢測試劑盒及其知名雞尾酒療法(曾經(jīng)提供給美國前總統(tǒng)唐納德?特朗普)亮眼的銷售成績?yōu)檫@家瑞士醫(yī)療巨頭上半年的業(yè)績提供了有力支撐,大大彌補(bǔ)了該公司制藥部門因為廉價仿制藥競爭而出現(xiàn)收縮留下的營收缺口。
但受新冠疫情影響,由于全球各地紛紛祭出“封城”政策,愿意或能夠接受治療的患者人數(shù)顯著減少,羅氏的其他藥品的銷售大幅下降。此外,隨著新冠疫苗接種率持續(xù)上升,未來新冠檢測的需求走向仍不明朗。
該公司的首席執(zhí)行官施萬(Severin Schwan)在一份聲明中警告稱:“不出所料,新冠檢測需求在第二季度已達(dá)頂峰。”
今年4月,羅氏以19億美元的價格收購了美國分子診斷上市公司GenMark,旗下診斷部門的營收隨之大幅增長,營收增長了一倍有余。事實上,羅氏今年前六個月的營收增長均可歸功于其各項新冠檢測產(chǎn)品,相關(guān)產(chǎn)品的營收增長接近四倍,達(dá)到25億瑞士法郎(約27億美元)。
另外5.95億瑞士法郎的增量營收來自Ronapreve,這是一種由羅氏與再生元(Regeneron)共同開發(fā)的全新抗體療法,去年,美國前總統(tǒng)特朗普在感染新冠肺炎時便使用了這種療法。
受新冠疫情相關(guān)限制措施及有關(guān)當(dāng)局不時祭出封城政策的影響,許多病人減少了找醫(yī)生或去醫(yī)院看病的次數(shù),老年人尤其如此。許多醫(yī)院和醫(yī)療保健機(jī)構(gòu)被迫推遲或取消了一些非必要的手術(shù)。
這種情況也打壓了羅氏多發(fā)性硬化癥治療藥物奧瑞珠單抗(Ocrevus)的市場需求。新冠疫情期間,該產(chǎn)品一舉超過阿瓦斯汀(Avastin),拿下了羅氏最暢銷產(chǎn)品的桂冠,成為產(chǎn)品線上的一大亮點。
該款藥物的銷售營收飆升23%至24億瑞士法郎,但如果沒有新冠疫情,其銷售額還將更高。由于奧瑞珠單抗需要通過靜脈輸液輸入體內(nèi),所以相關(guān)患者必須去醫(yī)院就診,但在某些情況下,就診預(yù)約會被推遲或取消。
阿爾茨海默癥治療藥物的研發(fā)進(jìn)展
施萬承認(rèn),在失去阿瓦斯汀這種“搖錢樹”式暢銷產(chǎn)品的專利保護(hù)之后,競爭對手的廉價藥物正在侵蝕該公司體量更大、利潤更豐厚的制藥業(yè)務(wù)。
受去年下半年歐洲新款廉價競品進(jìn)入市場的影響,該款用于治療多種晚期癌癥的藥物的銷售額下降至16.5億瑞士法郎,降幅達(dá)到了40%。
盡管施萬聲稱羅氏的研究人員在新藥研發(fā)上取得了“重大進(jìn)展”,但在明年臨床試驗預(yù)期結(jié)果出來之前,關(guān)于其阿爾茨海默癥治療新藥Gantenerumab的介紹卻寥寥無幾。
自美國食品與藥品管理局(FDA)在今年6月批準(zhǔn)渤建(Biogen)的Aduhelm用于治療這種老年疾病以及禮來(Eli Lilly)宣布在donanemab的藥物研發(fā)方面取得進(jìn)展后,分析師預(yù)計,羅氏在這方面的藥物研發(fā)將成為推動該公司股價上升的關(guān)鍵催化劑。
瑞銀(UBS)在一份研究報告中寫道:“表面上看,羅氏上半年的業(yè)績可圈可點,但這兩個部門的很大一塊業(yè)績來自于新冠疫情的影響。”瑞銀還補(bǔ)充稱,未來投資者關(guān)注的焦點將是Gantenerumab(一種阿爾茨海默癥治療藥物)。
羅氏表示,按固定匯率計算,預(yù)計公司今年銷售額、收益仍將實現(xiàn)中低水平個位數(shù)增長,由此,分紅也會有所增加。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
對市值僅次于雀巢(Nestlé)的歐洲第二大公司羅氏(Roche)而言,新冠疫情可謂福禍相依。
檢測試劑盒及其知名雞尾酒療法(曾經(jīng)提供給美國前總統(tǒng)唐納德?特朗普)亮眼的銷售成績?yōu)檫@家瑞士醫(yī)療巨頭上半年的業(yè)績提供了有力支撐,大大彌補(bǔ)了該公司制藥部門因為廉價仿制藥競爭而出現(xiàn)收縮留下的營收缺口。
但受新冠疫情影響,由于全球各地紛紛祭出“封城”政策,愿意或能夠接受治療的患者人數(shù)顯著減少,羅氏的其他藥品的銷售大幅下降。此外,隨著新冠疫苗接種率持續(xù)上升,未來新冠檢測的需求走向仍不明朗。
該公司的首席執(zhí)行官施萬(Severin Schwan)在一份聲明中警告稱:“不出所料,新冠檢測需求在第二季度已達(dá)頂峰。”
今年4月,羅氏以19億美元的價格收購了美國分子診斷上市公司GenMark,旗下診斷部門的營收隨之大幅增長,營收增長了一倍有余。事實上,羅氏今年前六個月的營收增長均可歸功于其各項新冠檢測產(chǎn)品,相關(guān)產(chǎn)品的營收增長接近四倍,達(dá)到25億瑞士法郎(約27億美元)。
另外5.95億瑞士法郎的增量營收來自Ronapreve,這是一種由羅氏與再生元(Regeneron)共同開發(fā)的全新抗體療法,去年,美國前總統(tǒng)特朗普在感染新冠肺炎時便使用了這種療法。
受新冠疫情相關(guān)限制措施及有關(guān)當(dāng)局不時祭出封城政策的影響,許多病人減少了找醫(yī)生或去醫(yī)院看病的次數(shù),老年人尤其如此。許多醫(yī)院和醫(yī)療保健機(jī)構(gòu)被迫推遲或取消了一些非必要的手術(shù)。
這種情況也打壓了羅氏多發(fā)性硬化癥治療藥物奧瑞珠單抗(Ocrevus)的市場需求。新冠疫情期間,該產(chǎn)品一舉超過阿瓦斯汀(Avastin),拿下了羅氏最暢銷產(chǎn)品的桂冠,成為產(chǎn)品線上的一大亮點。
該款藥物的銷售營收飆升23%至24億瑞士法郎,但如果沒有新冠疫情,其銷售額還將更高。由于奧瑞珠單抗需要通過靜脈輸液輸入體內(nèi),所以相關(guān)患者必須去醫(yī)院就診,但在某些情況下,就診預(yù)約會被推遲或取消。
阿爾茨海默癥治療藥物的研發(fā)進(jìn)展
施萬承認(rèn),在失去阿瓦斯汀這種“搖錢樹”式暢銷產(chǎn)品的專利保護(hù)之后,競爭對手的廉價藥物正在侵蝕該公司體量更大、利潤更豐厚的制藥業(yè)務(wù)。
受去年下半年歐洲新款廉價競品進(jìn)入市場的影響,該款用于治療多種晚期癌癥的藥物的銷售額下降至16.5億瑞士法郎,降幅達(dá)到了40%。
盡管施萬聲稱羅氏的研究人員在新藥研發(fā)上取得了“重大進(jìn)展”,但在明年臨床試驗預(yù)期結(jié)果出來之前,關(guān)于其阿爾茨海默癥治療新藥Gantenerumab的介紹卻寥寥無幾。
自美國食品與藥品管理局(FDA)在今年6月批準(zhǔn)渤建(Biogen)的Aduhelm用于治療這種老年疾病以及禮來(Eli Lilly)宣布在donanemab的藥物研發(fā)方面取得進(jìn)展后,分析師預(yù)計,羅氏在這方面的藥物研發(fā)將成為推動該公司股價上升的關(guān)鍵催化劑。
瑞銀(UBS)在一份研究報告中寫道:“表面上看,羅氏上半年的業(yè)績可圈可點,但這兩個部門的很大一塊業(yè)績來自于新冠疫情的影響。”瑞銀還補(bǔ)充稱,未來投資者關(guān)注的焦點將是Gantenerumab(一種阿爾茨海默癥治療藥物)。
羅氏表示,按固定匯率計算,預(yù)計公司今年銷售額、收益仍將實現(xiàn)中低水平個位數(shù)增長,由此,分紅也會有所增加。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
The Coronavirus pandemic is proving to be both a blessing and a curse for Roche, Europe’s second most valuable company after Nestlé.
Selling testing kits and a COVID-19 drug cocktail famously given to then-President Donald Trump propped up first-half results at the Swiss healthcare giant, and more than made up for a contraction in the company’s broader pharmaceuticals division beset by cheaper copycat generics.
Yet the virus also cost Roche in the form of lost pharmaceutical sales for the company's other treatments as fewer patients were willing or able to go for treatment due to global lockdowns. Moreover, demand for its COVID diagnostics going forward remains uncertain as vaccinations rates continue to rise.
“As expected, demand for COVID-19 tests peaked in the second quarter,” Chief Executive Severin Schwan warned in a statement.
Revenue surged and earnings more than doubled in its diagnostics division, which Roche bolstered in April through the $1.9 billion acquisition of U.S. provider GenMark. In fact Roche’s entire topline growth during the first six months of the year can be attributed to revenue from its various COVID-19 tests nearly quadrupling to 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.7 billion).
Another 595 million francs in incremental turnover came from sales of Ronapreve, a new therapy developed together with Regeneron that was used to treat Trump when he contracted the virus while in office last year.
Pandemic-related restrictions and rolling lockdowns discouraged some patients from visiting their physicians and hospitals, especially affecting the elderly. Many hospitals and healthcare practices were forced to delay or cancel non-critical procedures.
This hurt demand for Roche's multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus, for example, a bright spot in the company's drug portfolio that overtook Avastin as the group’s top seller during the period.
Revenue for this drug soared 23% to 2.4 billion francs, but it would have been even higher had it not been for COVID. Administered via intravenous infusion, Ocrevus requires hospital visits which were in some cases cancelled or delayed.
An eye on Alzheimer's treatments
Schwan acknowledged cheaper rival medications were cutting into his company’s larger and more lucrative pharma business after the loss of patent protection on cash cows like its previous best-seller Avastin.
The drug, which treats a variety of advanced cancers, saw a 40% drop in sales to 1.65 billion francs, driven by new, cheaper competition in Europe that entered the market in the latter half of last year.
While Schwan claimed Roche researchers were making “significant progress” on its product pipeline for new drugs, little was said about its new Alzheimer’s treatment Gantenerumab in advance of next year’s expected results of a clinical trial.
Ever since the FDA approved in June Biogen’s Aduhelm treatment for the debilitating disease and Eli Lilly's advances with its treatment donanemab, analysts expect news on Roche’s own treatment will serve as a key catalyst for the shares.
“Cosmetically a good H1, but a large proportion of the beat in both divisions is COVID driven,” wrote UBS in a research note, adding that investor focus going forward will be on gantenerumab.
Roche said it continues to expect sales and earnings to grow this year by a low to mid-single digit percentage rate at constant exchange rates, leading to an increase in its dividend.