NYSE$PFE

Pfizer · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Pfizer's Q4 2023 earnings were impacted by decline in Comirnaty and Paxlovid revenues, but non-COVID products showed strong growth.

Pfizer's Q4 2023 revenues were $14.2 billion, a 41% decrease compared to Q4 2022, primarily due to a decline in Comirnaty and Paxlovid revenues. Excluding these products, revenues grew 8%. The company reported a diluted loss per share of $(0.60) and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.10. Pfizer reaffirms its full-year 2024 guidance.

  • Q4 2023 revenues totaled $14.2 billion, a 41% decrease year-over-year.
  • Excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid, Q4 2023 revenues grew 8% operationally.
  • Reported diluted loss per share was $(0.60), while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.10.
  • Pfizer reaffirms full-year 2024 revenue guidance of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.05 to $2.25.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$14.2B

Previous: $24.3B-41.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.10

Previous: $1.14-91.2%
Cost of sales

$7.56B

Previous: $9.65B-21.6%
R&D expenses

$2.82B

Previous: $3.62B-22.1%
Capital Expenditures

$1.04B

Previous: $1B+4.3%
Net Income

-$3.37B

Previous: $5B-167.4%
Operating Income

-$4.13B

Previous: $5.23B-178.9%
Gross Profit

$5.66B

Previous: $14.6B-61.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$121M

Previous: $364M-66.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Pfizer · Revenue · Quarterly

$14.2B

Q4 2023-41.3%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Pfizer · $12.9B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Biopharma
    $12.9B-42.1%

Forward guidance

Pfizer expects full-year 2024 revenues to be in the range of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and Adjusted diluted EPS to be in the range of $2.05 to $2.25.

Tailwinds

  • Expected operational revenue growth of 8% to 10% compared to 2023 revenues, excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid and including the impact of Seagen.
  • Anticipated operating margin improvement from the company’s cost realignment activities.

Headwinds

  • An expected $0.40 dilutive impact related to the Seagen acquisition, which is predominantly driven by costs to finance the transaction.
  • Assumes no share repurchases in 2024.
  • Anticipated immaterial impact in fiscal-year 2024 of recent and expected generic and biosimilar competition for certain products that have recently lost patent protection or that are anticipated to lose patent protection.
  • Exchange rates assumed are actual rates at mid-November 2023. Financial guidance reflects the anticipated unfavorable impact of approximately $0.3 billion on revenues and approximately $0.01 on Adjusted(3) diluted EPS as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from 2023.
  • Does not assume the completion of any business development transactions not completed as of December 31, 2023.

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

36 / 72 earnings

Positive

+8.1%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-10.0%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-2.5%-2.3%
Q4 2025-3.3%+2.1%-0.2%
Q3 2025-1.5%-0.9%+4.2%
Q1 2025+3.2%+5.0%+1.7%
Q4 2024-1.3%-1.8%+0.2%
Q3 2024-1.2%-2.7%-10.5%
Q2 2024-0.6%-0.9%-6.5%
Q1 2024+8.1%+9.9%+11.9%
Q4 2023-1.5%-2.0%-3.3%
Q3 2023-0.1%+2.3%-0.3%
Q2 2023-2.0%-2.9%-1.9%
Q1 2023-1.9%-1.8%-3.0%
Q4 2022+1.0%+1.2%-6.7%
Q3 2022+1.1%+1.4%+9.7%
Q2 2022-2.8%-4.4%-9.9%
Q1 2022+2.7%+1.4%+9.0%
Q4 2021-3.3%-4.6%-7.5%
Q3 2021+2.7%+11.4%+21.5%
Q2 2021+1.6%+4.4%+10.7%
Q1 2021+0.4%-0.6%-2.2%
Q4 2020-2.7%-2.5%-4.5%
Q3 2020-6.5%-6.4%+1.5%
Q2 2020+4.6%+2.5%+0.9%
Q1 2020-0.5%-1.8%-0.4%
Q4 2019-6.4%-7.3%-15.1%
Q3 2019+3.2%+3.0%+3.6%
Q2 2019-10.0%-11.8%-18.6%
Q1 2019+3.0%+4.5%+5.8%
Q4 2018+5.2%+8.5%+9.7%
Q3 2018-0.4%-0.7%+5.3%
Q2 2018+4.3%+5.1%+7.5%
Q1 2018-4.7%-4.8%-1.9%
Q4 2017-5.1%-6.2%-8.7%
Q3 2017+0.3%+1.1%+3.2%
Q2 2017-0.7%+1.4%+2.3%
Q1 2017-0.9%-0.9%-3.2%
Q4 2016+1.1%+2.5%+10.2%
Q3 2016-3.4%-5.4%-0.8%
Q2 2016-5.4%-5.0%-7.0%
Q1 2016+1.8%
Q4 2015-1.6%
Q3 2015+3.8%
Q2 2015+4.1%
Q1 2015-0.9%
Q4 2014-2.6%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014-2.8%
Q1 2014-4.3%
Q4 2013+1.5%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013-1.0%
Q1 2013-5.0%
Q4 2012+2.5%
Q3 2012-1.3%
Q2 2012+0.9%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011+3.4%
Q2 2011+4.8%
Q1 2011+0.8%
Q4 2010+1.5%
Q3 2010-1.4%
Q2 2010+0.5%
Q1 2009-4.1%
Q1 2010-1.1%
Q4 2007+0.4%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q3 2008+0.2%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q4 2008+0.6%
Q2 2008+0.6%
Q2 2009+0.6%

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