NASDAQ$RPRX

Royalty Pharma PLC · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 and introduced full year 2024 guidance for Portfolio Receipts.

Royalty Pharma reported a decrease in Portfolio Receipts by 31% to $736 million for Q4 2023, which was due to accelerated Biohaven payments in Q4 2022. Royalty receipts increased by 10%, driven by cystic fibrosis franchise, Trelegy and Evrysdi, and the addition of new royalties on Spinraza.

  • Portfolio Receipts decreased 31% to $736 million in Q4 2023.
  • Royalty receipts increased 10% for the quarter.
  • Announced value of new transactions was $4.0 billion for full year 2023.
  • Transactions since 2020 expected to add approximately $1.2 billion to Portfolio Receipts in 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$596M

Previous: $566M+5.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.15

Previous: $1.56-26.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$1B

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$777M

No prior period
Net Income

$718M

Previous: -$610M+217.7%
Operating Income

$613M

Previous: -$483M+226.9%
Gross Profit

$519M

Previous: $560M-7.2%
R&D Expense

$1M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$617K

Previous: $583K+5.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Royalty Pharma · Revenue · Quarterly

$596M

Q4 2023+5.3%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 3 of 16 quarters(19%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Royalty Pharma · $687M total across 13 segments · Q3 2023

  • Cystic Fibrosis Franchise
    $238M+14.4%
  • Tysabri
    $87M-4.4%
  • Imbruvica
    $62M-16.2%
  • Trelegy
    $58M+34.9%
  • Promacta
    $54M+8.0%
  • Xtandi
    $47M+2.2%
  • Other Products
    $46M-37.0%
  • Tremfya
    $27M+28.6%
  • Cabometyx/Cometriq
    $17M+13.3%
  • Evrysdi
    $16M+60.0%
  • Spinraza
    $15M—
  • Trodelvy
    $11M+83.3%
  • Erleada
    $9M+50.0%

Forward guidance

Royalty Pharma expects 2024 Portfolio Receipts to be between $2,600 million and $2,700 million, which includes expected royalty receipts growth of 5% to 9%.

Tailwinds

  • Portfolio Receipts between $2,600 million and $2,700 million
  • Expected royalty receipts growth of 5% to 9%
  • Guidance reflects a negligible estimated foreign exchange impact to Portfolio Receipts
  • Total interest paid is anticipated to be approximately $160 million in 2024.
  • Guidance assumes no major unforeseen adverse events

Headwinds

  • Excludes the contributions from transactions announced subsequent to the date of this press release.
  • Guidance may be amended in the event it engages in new royalty transactions which have a material near-term financial impact on the company.
  • Payments for operating and professional costs 8% to 9% of Portfolio Receipts
  • Interest Paid $160 million
  • Assumes no additional debt financing in 2024, including no drawdown on the revolving credit facility.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

10 / 23 earnings

Positive

+6.8%

Q3 2025

Best reaction

-8.1%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025———
Q1 2026-1.0%+2.4%+10.7%
Q4 2025+0.1%+2.2%+3.3%
Q3 2025+6.8%+1.8%+5.0%
Q1 2025+0.9%+0.2%+3.1%
Q4 2024+1.7%+2.0%+3.0%
Q3 2024-3.7%-4.3%-5.9%
Q2 2024-3.6%-1.4%+5.3%
Q1 2024+0.4%+0.3%-1.9%
Q4 2023+2.1%+3.4%+2.7%
Q3 2023-0.5%-1.6%+3.7%
Q2 2023-0.9%-1.1%-6.4%
Q1 2023-4.7%-2.7%-2.8%
Q4 2022-2.0%-0.4%-8.8%
Q3 2022+1.6%+3.7%-0.1%
Q2 2022-0.9%+1.9%-1.8%
Q1 2022-8.1%-12.8%-6.2%
Q4 2021+3.6%+0.8%+1.7%
Q3 2021+1.5%+5.3%-4.6%
Q2 2021+2.7%+5.0%+5.6%
Q1 2021-2.2%-1.8%+12.4%
Q4 2020-2.1%+1.1%-1.5%
Q3 2020-1.6%+2.8%+10.3%
Q2 2020-3.0%-4.2%-5.9%
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