Jazz Pharmaceuticals Beats on the Top Line

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NAS: JAZZ) reported earnings on May 8. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Jazz Pharmaceuticals beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share was unchanged.


Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 Jazz Pharmaceuticals reported revenue of $108.4 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see revenue of $102.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were much higher than the prior-year quarter's $50.9 million.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.91. The seven earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.90 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.48 were the same as the prior-year quarter.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 90.1%, 440 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 30.6%, 1,380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 25.5%, 1,740 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $121.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.08.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $543.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $4.49.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 191 members out of 260 rating the stock outperform, and 70 members rating it underperform. Among 71 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 46 give Jazz Pharmaceuticals a green thumbs-up, and 25 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Jazz Pharmaceuticals is buy, with an average price target of $61.67.

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