Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK, Highlights Strong Start to 2024 with Impressive Performance and Pipeline Progress

02 May 2024 | Thursday | Company results

Robust Growth and Strategic Advancements Propel Q1 2024 Results: GSK Continues to Deliver Strong Sales, Profits, and Earnings Growth Amidst Ongoing Challenges
Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK

Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK

Broad-based performance drives sales, profits and earnings growth:

  • Total Q1 2024 sales £7.4 billion +10% and +13% ex COVID
  • Vaccines sales +16%, +22% ex COVID. Shingrix £0.9 billion +18%, Arexvy £0.2 billion
  • Specialty Medicines sales +17%, +19% ex COVID with HIV +14%
  • General Medicines sales +1%. Trelegy £0.6 billion +33%
  • Total operating profit and Total EPS for Q1 2024 reflected higher charges for CCL remeasurement, partly offset by strong Core growth
  • Core operating profit +27% (with further positive impact of +8% ex COVID) and Core EPS +28% (with further positive impact of +9% ex COVID). This reflected strong sales and SG&A leverage, partly offset by increased investment in R&D and lower royalty income
  • Cash generated from operations exceeded £1 billion with free cash flow of £0.3 billion
 
Q1 2024
  £m %AER %CER
Turnover 7,363 6 10
Turnover ex COVID 7,362 8 13
Total operating profit 1,490 (28) (18)
Total operating margin % 20.2% (9.7ppts) (7.8ppts)
Total EPS 25.7p (30) (19)
Core operating profit 2,443 17 27
Core operating margin % 33.2% 3.1ppts 4.6ppts
Core EPS 43.1p 16 28
Cash generated from operations 1,126 >100  

R&D delivery and targeted business development supports future growth:

  • Strong pipeline progress with positive phase III read outs for gepotidacin in uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea, Cabenuva in HIV treatment, Jemperli in endometrial cancer, and Blenrep in multiple myeloma
  • Innovative Vaccine portfolio further strengthened with regulatory submission acceptances for Arexvy for prevention of RSV in adults 50-59 (US), new meningococcal ABCWY vaccine candidate (US), and Shingrix for prevention of shingles in at-risk adults >18 (China)
  • US FDA Fast Track designation received for bepirovirsen in chronic hepatitis B
  • New positive data for CAB-ULA as ultra long-acting treatment for HIV supports progression and transition of HIV portfolio for long-term growth
  • US FDA regulatory submission accepted for priority review for Jemperli to treat endometrial cancer in broader patient populations
  • Acquisition of Aiolos Bio completed, expanding respiratory biologics pipeline with AIO-001, a potentially best-in-class long-acting TSLP monoclonal antibody for treatment of asthma

2024 guidance updated and dividends:

  • Now expect 2024 turnover growth towards the upper part of 5% to 7% range; Core operating profit growth of 9% to 11% (previously 7% to 10%); Core EPS growth of 8% to 10% (previously 6% to 9%)
  • Dividend declared of 15p for Q1 2024; 60p expected for Full Year 2024
 

Emma Walmsley, Chief Executive Officer, GSK:

"We have made a strong start to 2024, with another quarter of excellent performance and continued pipeline progress, including positive data read outs for 4 phase III medicines. These, together with other R&D achievements, mean we have strengthened prospects for growth in all of our key therapeutic areas this quarter: infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology and oncology. We expect this strong momentum to continue, and look forward to delivering another year of meaningful growth in sales and earnings in 2024.”

 

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