LONDON, February 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
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Investor-Edge.com has issued free post-earnings coverage on Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB). On January 29, 2015, the company reported its financial results for Q4 FY14 and full year FY14 (period ended December 31, 2014). Click on http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Biogen%20Idec&d=26-Feb-2015&s=BIIB to read our free earnings review on Biogen Idec Inc. (Biogen Idec). During Q4 FY14 and full-year FY14, the company's total revenues grew 34% Y-o-Y and 40% Y-o-Y, respectively. Additionally, GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec surged 93% Y-o-Y in Q4 FY14 and 58% Y-o-Y in FY14. Our free coverage report can be accessed at:
http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Biogen%20Idec&d=26-Feb-2015&s=BIIB
Earnings Overview
During Q4 FY14, Biogen Idec's total revenues were $2.64 billion compared to $1.97 billion in Q4 FY13. The company's Q4 FY14 total revenues came in line with Bloomberg analysts' forecast of $2.64 billion. Biogen Idec's net product revenues increased from $1.61 billion in Q4 FY13 to $2.29 billion in Q4 FY14. The company generated $304.53 million of revenues from unconsolidated joint business in Q4 FY14 compared to $269.42 million in Q4 FY13. Additionally, royalty and corporate partner revenues totaled $31.35 million and $17.81 million, respectively, in Q4 FY14 compared to $60.61 million and $28.74 million, respectively, in Q4 FY13. Free research on BIIB can be downloaded in PDF format at:
http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Biogen%20Idec&d=26-Feb-2015&s=BIIB
In Q4 FY14, GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec increased to $883.46 million, or $3.74 per diluted share, from $457.31 million, or $1.92 per diluted share, in Q4 FY13. Analysts from Bloomberg had expected Q4 FY14 GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec of $810.63 million, or $3.42 per diluted share. Moreover, non-GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec increased to $965.6 million, or $4.09 per diluted share, in Q4 FY14 from $557.0 million, or $2.34 per diluted share, in Q4 FY13.
For FY14, Biogen Idec's total revenues were $9.70 billion compared to $6.93 billion in FY13. The company's FY14 total revenues came in line with Bloomberg analysts' forecast of $9.70 billion. In FY14, Biogen Idec's net product revenues increased to $8.20 billion from $5.54 billion in FY13. The company reported revenues of $1.20 billion from unconsolidated joint business in FY14, compared to $1.13 billion in FY13. Furthermore, in FY14, royalty and corporate partner contributed $176.70 million and $127.83 million, respectively, to total revenues, compared to $185.69 million and $78.16 million, respectively, in FY13. Sign up and read the free analyst's notes on BIIB at:
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During FY14, GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec surged to $2.93 billion, or $12.37 per diluted share, from $1.86 billion, or $7.81 per diluted share, in FY13. Analysts from Bloomberg had expected GAAP net income attributable to Biogen Idec of $2.86 billion, or $12.06 diluted per share, in FY14. Additionally, non-GAAP net income attributable to Biogen came in at $3.28 billion, or $13.83 per diluted share, in FY14 compared to $2.14 billion, or $8.96 per diluted share, in FY13.
As of December 31, 2014, Biogen Idec had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $3.3 billion.
Dr. George A. Scangos, CEO of Biogen Idec, stated that 2015 promises to be another exciting year. The company's focus on novel biology to seek treatments for challenging diseases has shaped its pipeline and business strategy, and management expects that will continue in the future, he added. He also asserted that the company's drive to bring real value to patients, providers and payers has the potential to improve lives, benefit health-care systems and serve the company's shareholders as well.
In its guidance for full-year FY15, Biogen Idec expects revenue to grow approximately by 14% to 16% compared to FY14. The company also anticipates GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) to be in the range of $15.45 and $15.85 and Non-GAAP diluted EPS to be between $16.60 and $17.00, in FY15. Further, for FY15, the company expects R&D expense to be approximately 19% to 20% of total revenue and SG&A expense to be approximately 20% to 21% of total revenue. Visit Investor-Edge and access the latest research on BIIB at:
http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Biogen%20Idec&d=26-Feb-2015&s=BIIB
Stock Performance
On the day following the earnings release, January 30, 2015, Biogen stock rallied 10.17% to finish the session at $389.16. Since then, the stock has mostly witnessed a positive momentum. On the last close, Wednesday, February 25, 2015, the company's shares ended 1.00% higher at $408.94. The company's shares vacillated between $400.57 and $412.02 during the session. A total of 1.11 million shares were traded which was below its three months average volume of 1.80 million shares. Over the last one month and previous three months, Biogen shares have surged 14.38% and 33.90%, respectively. Further, the stock has gained 18.09% over the past one year. Shares in the company closed above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $364.29 and $331.64, respectively. Furthermore, the stock traded at a PE ratio of 33.51 and has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 66.24.
Sneak Peek to Corporate Insider Trading
In the last one month, Biogen has not reported any share transactions by insiders to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Complimentary in-depth research on BIIB is available at:
http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Biogen%20Idec&d=26-Feb-2015&s=BIIB
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