NASDAQ$UTHR

United Therapeutics Corp · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported double-digit percentage revenue and patient count growth in full-year 2021.

United Therapeutics Corporation announced its Q4 and full year 2021 financial results. Full year total revenues rose to $1,686 million, driven by an all-time high in U.S. patients being treated with the company’s treprostinil-based therapies during the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • Full year total revenues rose to $1,686 million.
  • U.S. patients being treated with the company’s treprostinil-based therapies reached an all-time high during the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Company reaffirms target to reach 6,000 patients with Tyvaso by the end of 2022.
  • Major amendment to Tyvaso DPI™ NDA pushes FDA decision date to May 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$415M

Previous: $385M+7.9%
EPS (adj)

$3.51

Previous: $3.31+6.0%
Capital Expenditures

$70.6M

Previous: $12.3M+474.0%
Free Cash Flow

$104M

Previous: $114M-8.7%
Net Income

$112M

Previous: $98.8M+13.6%
Operating Income

$170M

Previous: $65.3M+160.0%
Gross Profit

$381M

Previous: $350M+8.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.58B

Previous: $2.98B+20.0%
Total Assets

$5.17B

Previous: $4.62B+12.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$44.7M

Previous: $93.7M-52.3%

Revenue & EPS history

United Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$415M

Q4 2021+7.9%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

United Therapeutics · $415M total across 5 segments · Q4 2021

  • Nebulized Tyvaso
    $167M+26.4%
  • Remodulin
    $118M-7.5%
  • Orenitram
    $72.3M-2.3%
  • Unituxin
    $50M+68.4%
  • Adcirca
    $8.1M-62.5%

Forward guidance

United Therapeutics is focused on expanding its patient reach and advancing its research and development programs.

Tailwinds

  • Targeting 6,000 U.S. patients on Tyvaso by the end of 2022.
  • Targeting 25,000 patients on all of our therapies by the end of 2025.
  • Ongoing phase 3 PERFECT study evaluating Tyvaso in patients with WHO Group 3 pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD).
  • Enrolling two phase 3 clinical studies to support the potential approval of oral ralinepag for PAH.
  • Working to create an unlimited supply of manufactured organs for transplantation.

Headwinds

  • Major amendment to Tyvaso DPI™ NDA pushes FDA decision date to May 2022.
  • Risk that the company will not obtain the necessary FDA approvals to launch Tyvaso DPI.
  • The recent transplants of our xenoheart and xenokidney products demonstrate the tremendous potential of our business model for the second half of the 2020s and beyond.
  • FDA requested additional information concerning the pulmonary safety of Tyvaso DPI related to a pending Citizen's Petition.
  • Subject to risks and uncertainties described in periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

39 / 68 earnings

Positive

+16.2%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-13.0%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.3%-0.4%-4.0%
Q4 2025+13.1%+8.5%+10.4%
Q3 2025+9.7%+5.6%+17.0%
Q1 2025+0.8%-0.7%+6.0%
Q4 2024-10.8%-13.3%-14.1%
Q3 2024+6.0%+6.8%+5.0%
Q2 2024-2.9%-3.5%+7.7%
Q1 2024+10.2%+11.2%+17.4%
Q4 2023+1.6%+4.4%+11.1%
Q3 2023+2.4%+2.4%+8.0%
Q2 2023-3.4%-1.0%-5.0%
Q1 2023-5.7%-8.0%-5.1%
Q4 2022-2.7%-3.3%-13.8%
Q3 2022+16.2%+16.8%+22.0%
Q2 2022-1.5%-2.7%-0.8%
Q1 2022+4.1%-0.6%+27.2%
Q4 2021-13.0%-14.0%-9.5%
Q3 2021+4.8%+5.1%-3.2%
Q2 2021+13.7%+15.0%+16.7%
Q1 2021-1.7%-2.8%-9.9%
Q4 2020-2.1%-0.6%-0.7%
Q3 2020+5.6%+8.6%+9.8%
Q2 2020+0.3%+2.9%-6.3%
Q1 2020-0.2%+2.0%+7.5%
Q4 2019-10.7%-8.0%-19.1%
Q3 2019+3.3%+3.6%+6.1%
Q2 2019+4.5%-0.5%+3.8%
Q1 2019-1.3%-1.9%-18.1%
Q4 2018+3.6%-1.5%-3.8%
Q3 2018-6.2%-6.2%-3.7%
Q2 2018+0.3%+0.7%+0.1%
Q1 2018-8.3%-8.3%-4.2%
Q4 2017-12.9%-14.1%-20.4%
Q3 2017+0.2%+0.8%+5.1%
Q2 2017-2.3%-2.6%-2.2%
Q1 2017-1.0%+1.0%-2.2%
Q4 2016-12.2%-9.2%-16.6%
Q3 2016+4.5%+6.0%+19.0%
Q2 2016+6.9%+11.2%+7.6%
Q1 2016-10.6%
Q4 2015-4.2%
Q3 2015+8.8%
Q2 2015+0.8%
Q1 2015-4.4%
Q4 2014+2.3%
Q3 2014-1.9%
Q2 2014+2.7%
Q1 2014+12.4%
Q4 2013-4.1%
Q3 2013+3.8%
Q2 2013+2.7%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012+2.7%
Q3 2012+2.9%
Q2 2012+8.3%
Q1 2012+0.8%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+8.0%
Q2 2011+5.0%
Q1 2010-5.3%
Q1 2011+0.8%
Q4 2008+1.8%
Q4 2010+1.8%
Q3 2009+8.0%
Q3 2010+8.0%
Q4 2009-8.2%
Q2 2010-8.2%
Q2 2009-8.2%

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