Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported $100 million in first-quarter sales of its Covid-19 vaccine that’s on hold in the U.S. while U.S. health regulators investigate a rare blood-clotting issue. Johnson & Johnson CFO Joseph Wolk joined CNBC's Meg Tirrell to discuss the results as well as U.S. health officials' decision to recommend states pause the distribution of the vaccine due to those health concerns. To see the full interview with Wolk sign up for a free trial to CNBC Pro: [ Ссылка ]
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported $100 million in first-quarter sales of its Covid-19 vaccine that’s on hold in the U.S. while federal health regulators investigate a rare blood-clotting issue.
In releasing its first-quarter financial results, the company also reported earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Here’s how J&J did compared with what Wall Street expected, according to average estimates compiled by Refinitiv:
Adjusted EPS: $2.59 per share vs $2.34 expected.
Revenue: $22.32 billion vs $21.98 billion expected.
The New Jersey-based company’s share price was down slightly in premarket trading following the report.
J&J’s pharmaceutical business, which developed the single-shot Covid vaccine, generated $12.19 billion in revenue, a 9.6% year-over-year increase. The results were driven by sales of the company’s multiple myeloma drug Darzalex and Stelara, a treatment for Crohn’s disease.
The company’s consumer unit, which makes products such as Neutrogena face wash and Listerine, generated $3.5 billion in revenue, down 2.3% from a year earlier. Its medical device unit generated $6.57 billion, a 7.9% increase.
J&J Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk told CNBC on Tuesday that its three business segments are “healthier” than they were entering the pandemic last year.
The company raised its earnings and revenue guidance for the year. J&J now expects full-year profit of $9.42 to $9.57 per share, compared with its previous forecast of $9.40 to $9.60 per share. It expects revenue between $90.6 billion and $91.6 billion, compared with its prior forecast of $90.5 billion to $91.7 billion.
J&J’s Covid vaccine has been put on pause in the United States after six women developed a rare but potentially life-threatening blood clotting disorder. One woman died and another was in critical condition.
The six women developed the condition known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis within about two weeks of receiving the shot, U.S. health officials said. CVST is a rare form of stroke that happens when a blood clot forms in the brain’s venous sinuses. It can eventually leak blood into the brain tissues and cause a hemorrhage.
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said last week the pause would give U.S. health regulators the time they need to thoroughly investigate the cases and “find some common denominators among the women who were involved.”
Vamil Divan, an analyst at Mizuho Securities, said in a note to investors Tuesday that he expects safety-related concerns of the J&J shot will drive further demand for Pfizer’s mRNA-based vaccine.
Wolk told CNBC that the company is working with U.S. regulators to ensure they have all the information they need to make their decision on the use of the J&J vaccine. He said he expects the U.S. to make a decision as early as the end of this week. A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is scheduled to meet Friday to make a recommendation on the vaccine.
“We remain very confident and we’re hopeful the benefit-risk profile will play out,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” adding that the company still expects to deliver 100 million doses in the first half of this year should the U.S. investigation on the blood-clot cases “go well.”
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