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Amgen's First Quarter 2016 Revenues Increased 10 Percent To $5.5 Billion And Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) Increased 17 Percent To $2.90

April 28, 2016 4:02 PM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2016. Key results include:

Total revenues increased 10 percent versus the first quarter of 2015 to $5,527 million, with 7 percent product sales growth driven by Enbrel® (etanercept), Prolia® (denosumab), Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa), Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) and XGEVA® (denosumab). Adjusted EPS grew 17 percent versus the first quarter of 2015 to $2.90 driven by higher revenues and higher operating margins. Adjusted operating income increased 17 percent to $2,859 million and adjusted operating margin improved by 4.4 percentage points... More