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PFIZER REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2015 RESULTS

February 2, 2016 6:45 AM

PROVIDES 2016 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 and provided 2016 financial guidance.

On September 3, 2015, Pfizer acquired Hospira, Inc. (Hospira). Consequently, and in accordance with Pfizer's domestic and international reporting periods(3), full-year financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015 reflect four months of legacy Hospira U.S. operations and three months of legacy Hospira international operations, while financial results from fourth-quarter 2014 and full-year 2014 do not include any contribution from legacy Hospira operations. Fourth-quarter 2015 includes three months of legacy Hospira global operations.

The Company manages its commercial operations through two distinct businesses: an Innovative Products business and an Established Products business. The Innovative Products business is composed of two operating segments: the Global Innovative Pharmaceutical segment (GIP)(4) and the Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare segment (VOC)(4). The Established Products business consists of the Global Established Pharmaceutical segment (GEP)(4), which includes all legacy Hospira commercial operations. Financial results for each of these segments are presented in the Operating Segment Information section.

Some amounts in this press release may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. Results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 and 2014 are summarized below.

OVERALL RESULTS
($ in millions, except

per share amounts)

Fourth-Quarter Full-Year
2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change
Reported Revenues(1) $ 14,047 $ 13,118 7% $ 48,851 $ 49,605 (2%)
Adjusted Income(2) 3,306 3,441 (4%) 13,755 14,530 (5%)
Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) 0.53 0.54 (2%) 2.20 2.26 (3%)
Reported Net Income(1) 613 1,228 (50%) 7,745 9,135 (15%)
Reported Diluted EPS(1) 0.10 0.19 (47%) 1.24 1.42 (13%)
REVENUES
($ in millions) Fourth-Quarter Full-Year
2015 2014 % Change 2015 2014 % Change
Total Oper. Total Oper.
Innovative Products $ 7,637 $ 6,628 15% 22% $ 26,758 $ 24,005 11% 19%
GIP(4) 3,862 3,748 3% 10% 13,954 13,861 1% 9%
Global Vaccines(4) 1,917 1,318 45% 53% 6,454 4,480 44% 51%
Consumer Healthcare(4) 930 953 (2%) 4% 3,395 3,446 (1%) 5%
Global Oncology(4) 928 609 52% 61% 2,954 2,218 33% 43%
Established Products $ 6,264 $ 6,407 (2%) 5% $ 21,587 $ 25,149 (14%) (7%)
GEP(4) Standalone 5,082 6,407 (21%) (14%) 20,075 25,149 (20%) (13%)
Legacy Hospira 1,182 * * 1,513 * *
Other(5) 146 83 75% 98% 506 451 12% 20%
Total Company $ 14,047 $ 13,118 7% 14% $ 48,851 $ 49,605 (2%) 6%

Pfizer Excluding Legacy

Hospira

$ 12,865 $ 13,118 (2%) 5% $ 47,339 $ 49,605 (5%) 3%

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

SELECTED TOTAL COMPANY ADJUSTED COSTS AND EXPENSES(2)
($ in millions)

(Favorable)/Unfavorable

Fourth-Quarter Full-Year
2015 2014 % Change 2015 2014 % Change
Total Oper. Total Oper.
Cost of Sales(2) $ 2,983 $ 2,584 15% 22% $ 9,021 $ 9,134 (1%) 10%
Percent of Revenues(1) 21.2 % 19.7

%

N/A N/A 18.5 % 18.4

%

N/A N/A
SI&A Expenses(2) 4,598 3,916 17% 24% 14,324 13,721 4% 11%
R&D Expenses(2) 2,318 2,039 14% 16% 7,653 7,153 7% 9%
Total $ 9,900 $ 8,539 16% 21% $ 30,998 $ 30,007 3% 10%
Effective Tax Rate(2) 19.6 % 26.2

%

24.0 % 26.5

%

2016 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(6)

A reconciliation of Pfizer's full-year 2015 financial results to certain components of its 2016 financial guidance is below. For 2016, the financial guidance includes the estimated significant negative currency impact related to Venezuela and excludes any impact from the pending combination with Allergan plc (Allergan).

Impact of Mid-

January 2016 FX

2016 Financial

Rates Compared

Currency Impact

Full-Year

Guidance at 2015

to 2015 FX Rates

Related to

2016 Financial

2015 Results

FX Rates

(Ex Venezuela)

Venezuela

Guidance

Reported Revenues(1) $48.9 billion $51.3 to $53.3 billion ($1.5 billion) ($0.8 billion) $49.0 to $51.0 billion
Reported Diluted EPS(1) $1.24

$1.70 to $1.83

($0.09) ($0.07) $1.54 to $1.67
Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) $2.20

$2.36 to $2.46

($0.09) ($0.07) $2.20 to $2.30

Pfizer's complete 2016 financial guidance is summarized below.

Reported Revenues(1) $49.0 to $51.0 billion
Adjusted Cost of Sales(2) as a Percentage of Reported Revenues(1) 21.0% to 22.0%
Adjusted SI&A Expenses(2) $13.2 to $14.2 billion
Adjusted R&D Expenses(2) $7.3 to $7.8 billion
Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions(2) Approximately ($300 million) of income
Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Income(2) Approximately 24.0%
Reported Diluted EPS(1) $1.54 to $1.67
Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) $2.20 to $2.30

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

Ian Read, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The just completed year was very productive in terms of business momentum, pipeline advancement and business development activity. I am particularly pleased with the performance of our Prevnar 13 adult and Ibrance launches in the U.S. In addition, Eliquis, Xeljanz and the Hospira portfolio, among other assets, along with operational growth in emerging markets, meaningfully enhanced the strength of our businesses.

“I believe that we are well positioned to deliver another strong year in 2016 as we expect that our key in-line products will continue to perform well while we expect to advance our product pipeline, notably our potential registrational programs in key therapeutic areas such as oncology, vaccines, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, inflammation and rare diseases.”

Mr. Read continued, “The integration of Hospira is well underway and we now look forward to completing the combination with Allergan, which we still expect to occur during the second half of this year. We see this transaction as a very effective driver of accelerating the growth potential of our Innovative business, strengthening our Established business and more efficiently allocating our capital globally, all factors which remain consistent with our overarching strategy of value creation.

“I want to thank our colleagues for their continued tireless work in an environment, that while challenging, continues to be very rewarding for our stakeholders,” Mr. Read concluded.

Frank D’Amelio, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “2015 was a truly transformational year for Pfizer. In addition to our strong financial performance, we completed the Hospira acquisition, announced the pending combination with Allergan and continued to deliver shareholder value through prudent capital allocation. Regarding our financial performance, we exceeded our 2015 financial guidance for reported revenue(1) and met the top end of our 2015 financial guidance range for adjusted diluted EPS(2) despite an operating environment that remains challenging. Importantly, Pfizer-standalone revenues increased 3% operationally, marking Pfizer's first year of operational revenue growth since entering a period of significant product losses of exclusivity. We believe the completion of the Hospira acquisition and the pending Allergan combination will strengthen our core businesses and better position the Company for sustainable revenue growth in the future.

“Today we are also providing our 2016 financial guidance, including ranges for reported revenues(1) of $49.0 to $51.0 billion and for adjusted diluted EPS(2) of $2.20 to $2.30. Our guidance for reported revenues(1) reflects anticipated mid-to-high-single digit operational revenue growth on an enterprise basis offset by the anticipated negative impact of $2.3 billion due to generic competition for products that recently lost or are expected to soon lose marketing exclusivity as well as $2.3 billion as a result of adverse changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from last year, including $0.8 billion due to the estimated significant currency impact related to Venezuela. Our 2016 financial guidance excludes any impact from the pending combination with Allergan. Finally, our guidance for reported(1) and adjusted(2) diluted EPS also reflects anticipated share repurchases totaling $5 billion this year, consisting of our previously-announced plans to enter into a $5 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement that we expect to execute in the first half of 2016. These planned repurchases are expected to more than offset the potential dilution related to employee compensation programs,” Mr. D'Amelio concluded.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Fourth-Quarter 2015 vs. Fourth-Quarter 2014)

Reported revenues(1) totaled $14.0 billion, an increase of $930 million, or 7%, which reflects operational growth of $1.9 billion, or 14%, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $934 million, or 7%. Excluding the impact of legacy Hospira operations of $1.2 billion, foreign exchange and, to a lesser extent, the vaccines acquired from Baxter International Inc. (Baxter) of $35 million, Pfizer-standalone revenues increased by $646 million operationally, or 5%.

Operational revenue growth in developed markets was driven primarily by the inclusion of $1.1 billion of revenues from legacy Hospira operations and continued strong performance of several key products, notably Prevnar 13 in adults and Ibrance in the U.S., Eliquis globally as well as Xeljanz and Lyrica primarily in the U.S. In emerging markets, revenues increased 5% operationally, favorably impacted by the addition of legacy Hospira operations, which contributed $73 million, as well as the performance of Prevenar 13 and certain other products.

Operational revenue growth was partially offset primarily by the loss of exclusivity and associated generic competition for Celebrex in the U.S. and certain other developed markets, Lyrica in certain developed Europe markets and Zyvox in the U.S.

Innovative Products Business Highlights

Revenues for the Innovative Products business increased 22% operationally, reflecting the following:

Established Products Business Highlights

Income Statement Highlights

FULL-YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Full-Year 2015 vs. Full-Year 2014)

Reported revenues(1) decreased $754 million, or 2%, which reflects operational growth of $3.0 billion, or 6%, more than offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $3.8 billion, or 8%. Excluding the impact of legacy Hospira operations of $1.5 billion, foreign exchange and, to a lesser extent, the vaccines acquired from Baxter of $178 million, Pfizer-standalone revenues increased by $1.3 billion operationally, or 3%, which reflects operational revenue growth from certain key products partially offset by product losses of exclusivity and co-promotion expirations that negatively impacted 2015 reported revenues(1) by $3.2 billion operationally.

Income Statement Highlights

RECENT NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS

Product Developments

Pipeline Developments

A comprehensive update of Pfizer's development pipeline was published today and is now available at www.pfizer.com/pipeline. It includes an overview of Pfizer's research and a list of compounds in development with targeted indication and phase of development, as well as mechanism of action for candidates from Phase 2 through registration.

Corporate Developments

Please find Pfizer’s press release and associated financial tables, including reconciliations of certain GAAP reported to non-GAAP adjusted information, at the following hyperlink:

http://www.pfizer.com/system/files/presentation/Q4_2015_PFE_Earnings_Press_Release_asdkfsdaf.pdf

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For additional details, see the associated financial schedules and product revenue tables attached to the press release located at the hyperlink referred to above and the attached disclosure notice.

(1) Reported revenues is defined as revenues in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Reported net income is defined as net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) is defined as reported diluted EPS attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

(2)

Adjusted income and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS are defined as reported U.S. GAAP net income(1) and its components and reported diluted EPS(1) excluding purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related costs, discontinued operations and certain significant items. Adjusted revenue, Adjusted cost of sales, Adjusted selling, informational and administrative (SI&A) expenses, Adjusted research and development (R&D) expenses and Adjusted other (income)/deductions are income statement line items prepared on the same basis as, and therefore components of, the overall Adjusted income measure. As described under Adjusted income in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of Pfizer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2015, management uses Adjusted income, among other factors, to set performance goals and to measure the performance of the overall company. We believe that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing this measure. See the accompanying reconciliations of certain GAAP Reported to non-GAAP Adjusted information for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended 2015 and 2014, as well as reconciliations of full-year 2016 guidance for Adjusted income and Adjusted diluted EPS to full-year 2016 guidance for Reported net income(1) and Reported diluted EPS(1). The Adjusted income and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS measures are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for U.S. GAAP net income and its components and diluted EPS.

(3) Pfizer's fiscal year-end for international subsidiaries was November 30, 2015, and Pfizer's fiscal year-end for U.S. subsidiaries was December 31, 2015.
(4)

For a description of the revenues in each business, see the “Our Strategy––Commercial Operations” sub-section in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook section of Pfizer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2015.

(5) Other includes revenues from Pfizer CentreSource, our contract manufacturing and bulk pharmaceutical chemical sales organization, and revenues related to our manufacturing and supply agreements with Zoetis Inc.
(6) The 2016 financial guidance reflects the following:
($ in billions, except per share amounts)
Income/(Expense) Net Income Diluted EPS
Adjusted income/diluted EPS(2) guidance $13.6 - $14.2 $2.20 - $2.30
Purchase accounting impacts of transactions completed as of December 31, 2015 (2.8) (0.46)
Restructuring, implementation and other acquisition-related costs (0.7) - (0.9) (0.11) - (0.14)
Business and legal entity alignment costs (0.4) (0.06)
Reported net income attributable to Pfizer Inc./diluted EPS(1) guidance $9.5 - $10.3 $1.54 - $1.67
(7) Avelumab is the proposed International Nonproprietary Name for the anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody, MSB0010718C.

DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this earnings release and the attachments is as of February 2, 2016. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release and the attachments as a result of new information or future events or developments.

This earnings release and the attachments contain forward-looking statements about our anticipated future operating and financial performance, business plans and prospects, in-line products and product candidates, strategic reviews, capital allocation, business-development plans, the benefits expected from our recent acquisition of Hospira, the pending combination with Allergan and plans relating to share repurchases and dividends, among other things, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use future dates or use words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “likely,” “ongoing,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” “goal,” “objective,” “aim” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from past results and future plans and projected future results are the following:

A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and in our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, in each case including in the sections thereof captioned “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors”, and in our subsequent reports on Form 8-K.

The operating segment information provided in this earnings release and the attachments does not purport to represent the revenues, costs and income from continuing operations before provision for taxes on income that each of our operating segments would have recorded had each segment operated as a standalone company during the periods presented.

This earnings release may include discussion of certain clinical studies relating to various in-line products and/or product candidates. These studies typically are part of a larger body of clinical data relating to such products or product candidates, and the discussion herein should be considered in the context of the larger body of data. In addition, clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations, and, even when we view data as sufficient to support the safety and/or effectiveness of a product candidate or a new indication for an in-line product, regulatory authorities may not share our views and may require additional data or may deny approval altogether.

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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC

In connection with the pending combination between Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) and Allergan plc (“Allergan”), Allergan will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a Joint Proxy Statement of Pfizer and Allergan that also constitutes a Prospectus of Allergan (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). Pfizer and Allergan plan to mail to their respective shareholders the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with the transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF PFIZER AND ALLERGAN ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PFIZER, ALLERGAN, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Pfizer and Allergan through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Pfizer by contacting Pfizer Investor Relations at [email protected] or by calling (212) 733-8917, and will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Allergan by contacting Allergan Investor Relations at [email protected] or by calling (862) 261-7488.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

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