Ligand Pharma (LGND) Tops Q4 EPS by 17c

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Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results

February 21, 2018 4:01 PM EST

Introduces 2018 guidance

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2017, and provided an operating forecast and program updates. Ligand management will host a conference call today beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss this announcement and answer questions.

"Coming off a strong fourth quarter for our top two royalty assets, Ligand entered 2018 with economic rights to two drugs each on a run rate to exceed $1 billion in sales this year," said John Higgins,... More