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PFIZER REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

November 1, 2016 6:45 AM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported financial results for third-quarter 2016 and narrowed certain 2016 financial guidance ranges.

On September 3, 2015, Pfizer acquired Hospira, Inc. (Hospira). Consequently, financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 include legacy Hospira global operations while financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 include only one month of legacy Hospira U.S. operations but no financial results from legacy Hospira international operations(3).

On June 24, 2016, Pfizer acquired Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Anacor). Therefore, financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 reflect approximately three months of legacy Anacor operations, which were immaterial.

On September 28, 2016, Pfizer acquired Medivation, Inc. (Medivation). Therefore, financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 reflect three business days of legacy Medivation operations, which were immaterial.

The Company manages its commercial operations through two distinct businesses: Pfizer Innovative Health (IH)(4) (formerly the Innovative Products business) and Pfizer Essential Health (EH)(4)(5) (formerly the Established Products business). Financial results for each of these businesses are presented in the Operating Segment Information section located at the hyperlink below.

Some amounts in this press release may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. References to operational variances(6) pertain to period-over-period growth rates that exclude the impact of foreign exchange as well as the negative currency impact related to Venezuela. Results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 and 2015 are summarized below.

OVERALL RESULTS
($ in millions, except

per share amounts)

Third-Quarter Nine Months
2016 2015 Change 2016 2015 Change
Revenues $ 13,045 $ 12,087 8 % $ 39,196 $ 34,804 13 %
Reported Net Income(1) 1,320 2,130 (38 %) 6,355 7,132 (11 %)
Reported Diluted EPS(1) 0.21 0.34 (37 %) 1.03 1.14 (10 %)
Adjusted Net Income(2) 3,726 3,728 11,782 10,449 13 %
Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) 0.61 0.60 2 % 1.91 1.67 15 %
REVENUES
($ in millions) Third-Quarter Nine Months
2016 2015 % Change 2016 2015 % Change
Total Oper. Total Oper.
Innovative Health $ 7,332 $ 6,752 9 % 10 % $ 21,471 $ 19,120 12 % 15 %
Essential Health $ 5,712 $ 5,335 7 % 10 % $ 17,725 $ 15,683 13 % 18 %
EH Standalone

(Excl. Legacy Hospira)

4,583 5,005 (8 %) (5 %) 14,259 15,353 (7 %) (2 %)
Legacy Hospira 1,129 330 * * 3,466 330 * *
Total Company $ 13,045 $ 12,087 8 % 10 % $ 39,196 $ 34,804 13 % 16 %
Pfizer Standalone

(Excl. Legacy Hospira)

$ 11,915 $ 11,757 1 % 3 % $ 35,730 $ 34,474 4 % 7 %

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

2016 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(7)

Pfizer’s updated 2016 financial guidance is presented below.

Revenues $52.0 to $53.0 billion

(previously $51.0 to $53.0 billion)

Adjusted Cost of Sales(2) as a Percentage of Revenues 21.5% to 22.0%

(previously 21.0% to 22.0%)

Adjusted SI&A Expenses(2) $14.2 to $14.7 billion

(previously $13.7 to $14.7 billion)

Adjusted R&D Expenses(2) $7.8 to $8.1 billion

(previously $7.4 to $7.8 billion)

Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions(2) Approximately ($600 million) of income

(previously approx. ($500 million) of income)

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Income(2) Approximately 24.0%
Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) $2.38 to $2.43

(previously $2.38 to $2.48)

On November 1, 2016, Pfizer announced the decision to discontinue development of bococizumab. As a result, 2016 financial guidance for Adjusted R&D expenses(2) was negatively impacted by $0.3 billion and Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) was negatively impacted by $0.04. A reconciliation of these financial guidance components is presented below.

Adjusted R&D Expenses(2) Adjusted Diluted EPS(2)
Updated 2016 Financial Guidance Excluding the Anticipated Impact of the Decision to Discontinue Development of Bococizumab $7.5 to $7.8 billion $2.42 to $2.47
Anticipated Impact of the Decision to Discontinue Development of Bococizumab -- Midpoint of ranges impacted by: $0.3 billion ($0.04)
2016 Financial Guidance Provided on November 1, 2016 $7.8 to $8.1 billion $2.38 to $2.43

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

Ian Read, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our business continues to perform well as demonstrated by the quarter’s financial results. Our Innovative Health business executed strongly behind the latest product launches, and our two recent acquisitions -- Medivation and Anacor -- are providing new near-term opportunities to potentially drive incremental growth for the business as its product pipeline continues to mature. We see this business as highly focused on those therapeutic areas where it is best positioned to deliver value to patients.

“Within the Essential Health business we continued to refine the portfolio with the announced acquisition of the small molecule anti-infectives franchise from AstraZeneca and the announced sale of the Hospira infusion systems portfolio to ICU Medical. In addition, later this month we will begin shipping Inflectra, a biosimilar to Remicade®(8) that will be the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody to be available in the U.S. We remain confident that we will be well-positioned in the emerging biosimilars market with our broad pipeline. With continued strength in emerging markets, the sterile injectables business and the biosimilars portfolio, we anticipate the Essential Health business will be able to transition to a modest revenue growth business on an overall portfolio basis.

“By maintaining our overall high level of financial flexibility and discipline, we are in a strong position to support the strategic initiatives for each business and will remain opportunistic to business development activity in addition to continuing to actively manage our cost structure,” Mr. Read concluded.

Frank D’Amelio, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “Overall, I am pleased with our third-quarter 2016 financial results and with our ability to continue delivering shareholder value through prudent capital allocation. We grew revenues by 3% operationally, excluding the impact of foreign exchange and legacy Hospira operations. We also continued to deliver significant value directly to shareholders by returning $10.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in the first nine months of 2016, including the completion of a $5 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement in June 2016. Additionally, we announced and completed the acquisition of Medivation in the third quarter of 2016.

“We raised the midpoint of the range for our 2016 Revenue guidance primarily to reflect our strong performance to date and the inclusion of legacy Medivation operations in fourth-quarter 2016. The midpoint of our range for our 2016 Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) guidance was negatively impacted solely due to our decision to discontinue development of bococizumab. Excluding this impact, the midpoint of our range for our 2016 Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) guidance would have increased by $0.02,” Mr. D’Amelio concluded.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Third-Quarter 2016 vs. Third-Quarter 2015)

Third-quarter 2016 revenues totaled $13.0 billion, an increase of $957 million, or 8% compared to the prior-year quarter, reflecting operational growth of $1.2 billion, or 10%, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $224 million, or 2%. Excluding the third-quarter 2015 and 2016 contributions from legacy Hospira operations and foreign exchange, Pfizer-standalone revenues increased by $381 million operationally, or 3%.

Innovative Health Highlights

Essential Health Highlights

GAAP Reported(1) Income Statement Highlights

SELECTED TOTAL COMPANY REPORTED COSTS AND EXPENSES(1)
($ in millions)

(Favorable)/Unfavorable

Third-Quarter Nine Months
2016 2015 % Change 2016 2015 % Change
Total Oper. Total Oper.
Cost of Sales(1) $ 3,085 $ 2,219 39 % 30 % $ 9,111 $ 6,238 46 % 40 %
Percent of Revenues 23.6 % 18.4 % N/A N/A 23.2 % 17.9 % N/A N/A
SI&A Expenses(1) 3,559 3,270 9 % 11 % 10,414 9,761 7 % 10 %
R&D Expenses(1) 1,881 1,722 9 % 10 % 5,360 5,342 1 %
Total $ 8,525 $ 7,211 18 % 17 % $ 24,885 $ 21,340 17 % 16 %
Other (Income)/Deductions––net(1) $ 1,417 $ 661 * * $ 2,815 $ 670 * *
Effective Tax Rate on Reported Income(1) 17.7 % 21.0 % 15.8 % 23.4 %

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

The increase in third-quarter 2016 Other deductions––net(1) was primarily driven by an impairment charge as a result of the pending Hospira Infusion Systems transaction.

The diluted weighted-average shares outstanding declined by 105 million shares compared to the prior-year quarter due to Pfizer’s share repurchase program, primarily reflecting the impact of a $5 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement executed in March 2016 and completed in June 2016.

Adjusted(2) Income Statement Highlights

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

(Favorable)/Unfavorable

Third-Quarter Nine Months
2016 2015 % Change 2016 2015 % Change
Total Oper. Total Oper.
Adjusted Cost of Sales(2) $ 2,957 $ 2,108 40 % 31 % $ 8,584 $ 6,037 42 % 36 %
Percent of Revenues 22.7 % 17.4 % N/A N/A 21.9 % 17.3 % N/A N/A
Adjusted SI&A Expenses(2) 3,531 3,276 8 % 10 % 10,342 9,726 6 % 9 %
Adjusted R&D Expenses(2) 1,873 1,725 9 % 9 % 5,336 5,334

Total $ 8,361 $ 7,109 18 % 16 % $ 24,262 $ 21,098 15 % 15 %

Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions—net(2)

($168 ) ($90 ) 86 % 61 % ($547 ) ($410 ) 33 % 56 %
Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Income(2) 22.7 % 25.8 % 23.3 % 25.3 %

A full reconciliation of Reported(1) to Adjusted(2) financial measures and associated footnotes can be found starting on page 20 of the press release located at the hyperlink below.

RECENT NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS (SINCE AUGUST 2, 2016)

Product Developments

Based on these Phase 1 results, two independent global Phase 3 trials evaluating these combinations -- Inlyta plus pembrolizumab and Inlyta plus avelumab -- each compared with Sutent (sunitinib) in first-line advanced RCC are now enrolling patients.

The ACIP recommendation will be forwarded to the director of the CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for review and approval. Once approved, the recommendations are published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). In 2015, the CDC’s ACIP recommended serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccination for certain persons aged 10 years and older at increased risk for meningococcal disease. They also recommended that a MenB vaccine series may be administered to adolescents and young adults 16 through 23 years of age (preferred age 16 through 18) to provide short-term protection against most strains of MenB disease. In October 2014, Trumenba was granted Accelerated Approval by the FDA for active immunization to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals 10 through 25 years of age.

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/Q3_2016_PFE_Earnings_Press_Release_nafsdukf.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) 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 (some of which may recur, such as restructuring or legal charges, but which management does not believe are reflective of our ongoing core operations). 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 in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations––Non-GAAP Financial Measure (Adjusted Income) section of Pfizer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2016, management uses Adjusted income, among other factors, to set performance goals and to measure the performance of the overall company. Because Adjusted income is an important internal measurement for Pfizer, we believe that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing this performance measure. We report Adjusted income, and certain components of Adjusted income, in order to portray the results of our major operations––the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of prescription medicines, vaccines, medical devices and consumer healthcare (OTC) products––prior to considering certain income statement elements. See the accompanying reconciliations of certain GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted information for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 and 2015. 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 is November 30 while Pfizer's fiscal year-end for U.S. subsidiaries is December 31. Therefore, in accordance with Pfizer's domestic and international reporting periods, Pfizer's consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2015 reflect only one month of legacy Hospira U.S. operations but no financial results from legacy Hospira international operations.
(4)

Effective in second-quarter 2016, Pfizer's operating structure was reorganized from three segments to two to reflect changes to how the innovative pharmaceutical, vaccine and consumer healthcare operations are managed. Pfizer Innovative Health was previously known as the Innovative Products business, which was comprised of the Global Innovative Pharmaceutical (GIP) and Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare (VOC) segments. Additionally, the name of Pfizer's Established Products business, which consisted of the Global Established Pharmaceutical (GEP) segment, was changed to Pfizer Essential Health. For a description of the revenues in each business, see the Notes to Operating Segment Information section on page 27 of the press release located at the hyperlink above.

(5) Effective as of the beginning of 2016, Pfizer’s entire contract manufacturing business, Pfizer CentreOne, is now part of Pfizer Essential Health. Pfizer CentreOne consists of (i) legacy Pfizer’s contract manufacturing and active pharmaceutical ingredient sales operation, including manufacturing and supply agreements with Zoetis Inc. (previously known as Pfizer CentreSource or PCS); and (ii) legacy Hospira’s One-2-One sterile injectables contract manufacturing operation. Prior to 2016, PCS was managed outside of Pfizer's operating segments and its revenues were reported as other business activities. Prior period PCS operating results have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation as part of Essential Health.
(6) References to operational variances in this press release pertain to period-over-period growth rates that exclude the impact of foreign exchange as well as the negative currency impact related to Venezuela. The operational variances are determined by multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, our current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, those amounts by the prior-year average foreign exchange rates. We believe presenting these operational variances provides useful information in evaluating the results of our business because exchange rate changes, while part of our ongoing business, can mask positive or negative trends in the business and are not within our control.
(7) The 2016 financial guidance reflects the following:
(8) Remicade® is a registered U.S. trademark of Janssen Biotech, Inc.
(9) The following are certain product categories within Essential Health:

Definitions for all Essential Health product categories can be found in the footnotes to the product revenue tables on page 36 of the press release located at the hyperlink above.

(10) Keytruda® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
(11) Januvia® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
(12) Pfizer calculates projections regarding the expected accretive impact of the acquisition based on internal forecasts of Adjusted Diluted EPS(2). These accretion projections should not be considered a substitute for GAAP measures. The determinations of the amounts that are excluded from the accretion calculations are a matter of management judgment and depend upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income amounts. Pfizer is unable to present quantitative reconciliations because management cannot reasonably predict with sufficient reliability all of the necessary components of the comparable GAAP measure. Pfizer has excluded from the accretion calculations the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related costs, discontinued operations and certain significant items. Such items can have a substantial impact on GAAP measures of financial performance.

DISCLOSURE NOTICE: Except where otherwise noted, the information contained in this earnings release and the related attachments is as of November 1, 2016. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release and the related attachments as a result of new information or future events or developments.

This earnings release and the related 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 acquisitions of Hospira, Inc. (Hospira), Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Anacor) and Medivation, Inc. (Medivation) and our pending acquisition of AstraZeneca's small molecule anti-infectives business, 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:

We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of anticipated results is subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements, and are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. 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, 2015 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 related 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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