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Deutsche Bank Comments on Valeant Pharma (VRX) Following Q4 Call

March 15, 2016 2:20 PM EDT

Deutsche Bank analyst Gregg Gilbert commented on Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) after it released Q4 earnings and discussed challenges on its conference call. The analyst noted operational challenges and overhang from its 10-K delay.

"The new 2016 guidance reflects in large part lower growth assumptions for the core US business (including Dermatology and GI) without offsetting cost reductions (which the company will explore). On the positive side, VRX described making progress with payors, and cited greater visibility on managed... More

UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Downgrades Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) to Underweight

March 15, 2016 11:15 AM EDT

(Updated - March 15, 2016 11:20 AM EDT)

Piper Jaffray downgraded Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX) from Neutral to Underweight. Analyst David Amsellem called Valeant a "broken company" and noted trouble spots across a number of segments.

Amsellem explained the downgrade, "VRX reported 4Q15 adjusted... More

Valeant Pharma (VRX) Results Suggest Disruption in the Business - Evecore ISI's Raffat

March 15, 2016 10:56 AM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst, Umer Raffat, commented on Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) after the call.

"I think it will be an understatement to say that this has clearly been a very humbling call for me," he said.

".. today's results suggests that while... More

Valeant Pharma (VRX) Conference Call Ends

March 15, 2016 10:13 AM EDT

Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) brutal conference call ends. With shares down 36.7% traders will be looking for the stock to possibly rally later in the session.

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Valeant Pharma (VRX) Misses Q4 EPS by 11c; Cuts Q1, FY16 Outlook

March 15, 2016 6:03 AM EDT

Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) reported Q4 EPS of $2.50, $0.11 worse than the analyst estimate of $2.61. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.8 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.75 billion.

GUIDANCE:

Valeant Pharma sees Q1 2016 EPS of $1.30 - $1.55, versus prior guidance of $2.35 - $2.55 and the consensus of $2.63. Valeant Pharma sees Q1 2016 revenue of $2.3 - $2.4 billion, versus prior guidance of $2.8 - $3.1 billion and the consensus of $2.82 billion.

Valeant Pharma sees FY2016 EPS... More