NYSE$ELAN

Elanco Animal Health Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Elanco reported better than expected results, building on the strong momentum since closing the Bayer Animal Health acquisition in August 2020.

Elanco's first quarter 2021 results exceeded expectations, driven by broad-based outperformance across categories and geographies. The company is updating its full year 2021 guidance, raising and tightening adjusted ranges.

  • Revenue was $1,242 million, an increase of 89 percent compared to the first quarter of 2020.
  • Global Pet Health business drove approximately half of the upside versus the midpoint of first quarter guidance.
  • Innovation pipeline is on track to yield eight launches in 2021.
  • Company completed the transition to its standalone ERP system during the first quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.24B

Previous: $658M+88.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.37

Previous: $0.13+184.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$18M

Previous: -$12.6M-42.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$79M

Previous: -$61.7M-28.0%
Net Income

-$61M

Previous: -$49.1M-24.2%
Operating Income

-$1.34B

Previous: -$780M-72.0%
Gross Profit

$673M

Previous: $325M+107.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$515M

Previous: $1.21B-57.3%
Total Assets

$17B

Previous: $9.73B+74.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$15M

Previous: $11M+36.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Elanco · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.24B

Q1 2021+88.8%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 14 quarters(93%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Elanco · $1.58B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Farm Animal
    $561M
  • Pet Health
    $495M+5.1%
  • Cattle
    $242M+3.9%
  • Poultry
    $184M+15.7%
  • Swine
    $93M+10.7%

Forward guidance

Elanco is raising and tightening its full year 2021 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share.

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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

16 / 31 earnings

Positive

+27.2%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-16.3%

Q2 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+13.9%-5.6%+2.6%
Q4 2025+7.3%+6.7%-0.7%
Q3 2025-4.2%-1.0%-2.7%
Q1 2025+26.2%+34.8%+46.2%
Q4 2024-3.7%+0.5%-2.7%
Q3 2024+9.4%+9.8%-2.8%
Q2 2024+5.3%+12.6%+21.9%
Q1 2024+27.2%+25.7%+34.7%
Q4 2023+0.5%-2.1%-1.2%
Q3 2023+15.9%+14.1%+36.4%
Q2 2023+7.0%+4.5%+2.7%
Q1 2023-3.8%-8.4%-0.1%
Q4 2022-6.9%-11.0%-33.1%
Q3 2022-10.3%+0.4%-6.7%
Q2 2022-1.6%+3.3%-23.9%
Q1 2022-7.9%-6.4%+1.5%
Q4 2021+8.2%+12.4%+3.3%
Q3 2021+1.2%+0.3%-14.3%
Q2 2021-16.3%-12.3%-4.2%
Q1 2021+3.8%+3.4%+10.1%
Q4 2020+2.8%+9.0%-9.8%
Q3 2020-4.7%-8.0%-9.8%
Q2 2020+11.7%+17.3%+37.7%
Q1 2020-13.5%-12.9%+3.6%
Q4 2019-0.7%-1.4%-42.5%
Q3 2019-1.9%-3.1%-1.2%
Q2 2018-4.8%-1.3%-4.6%
Q2 2019-4.8%-1.3%-4.6%
Q1 2019+6.1%+3.9%+4.1%
Q4 2018-2.4%-1.7%-2.7%
Q3 2018+3.7%+3.7%-1.9%
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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