Warner Chilcott Ltd. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 03, 2012
Warner Chilcott Ltd. (WCRX, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Warner Chilcott Plc has a market cap of $4.38 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.44 with a P/E ratio of 4.4 and P/S ratio of 1.6. Warner Chilcott Plc had an annual average earning growth of 37.7% over the past 5 years.

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Total revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was $638 million, a decrease of $32 million, or 5%, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Total revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $1,323 million, a decrease of $104 million, or 7%, compared to the same period in the prior year. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the decrease in revenues as compared to the prior year quarter was primarily driven by a decline in ACTONEL revenues of $43 million, due in large part to overall declines in the U.S. oral bisphosphonate market as well as the continued declines in ACTONEL rest of world (ROW) net sales following the 2010 loss of exclusivity in Western Europe, offset, in part, by net sales growth in certain promoted products, primarily LO LOESTRIN FE, ESTRACE Cream and ATELVIA. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the decrease was primarily attributable to a decline in ACTONEL revenues of $129 million and a decline in DORYX net sales of $45 million which was offset, in part, by net sales growth in certain promoted products, primarily LO LOESTRIN FE, ESTRACE Cream, ASACOL and ATELVIA, as compared to the prior year period. Period-over-period changes in the net sales of our products are a function of a number of factors, including changes in: market demand, gross selling prices, sales-related deductions from gross sales to arrive at net sales and the levels of pipeline inventories of our products held by our direct and indirect customers. In addition, the launch of new products, the loss of exclusivity for our products and transactions such as product acquisitions and dispositions may also, from time to time, impact our period over period net sales. We use IMS Health, Inc. (IMS) estimates of filled prescriptions for our products as a proxy for market demand in the U.S. Although these estimates provide a broad indication of market trends for our products in the U.S., the relationship between IMS estimates of filled prescriptions and actual unit sales can vary, and as a result, such estimates may not always be an accurate predictor of our unit sales.

In the United States, ACTONEL net sales decreased $16 million, or 15%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, and $84 million, or 34%, in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with the prior year periods, primarily due to a decrease in filled prescriptions of 37% in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the decrease in filled prescriptions was offset, in part, by a decrease in sales-related deductions and higher average selling prices as compared to the prior year quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the decrease in filled prescriptions, coupled with an increase in sales-related deductions, was offset, in part, by higher average selling prices as compared to the prior year period. In the U.S., ACTONEL filled prescriptions continue to decline due primarily to declines in prescriptions within the overall oral bisphosphonate market. ACTONEL ROW net sales were $32 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, down 38% from $52 million in the prior year quarter. In the six months ended June 30, 2012, ACTONEL ROW net sales were $73 million, down 30% from $104 million in the prior year period. The decline in ACTONEL ROW net sales in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012 was due to the continued declines in ROW net sales following the 2010 loss of exclusivity in Western Europe. While we expect to continue to experience significant declines in total ACTONEL revenues throughout the remainder of 2012 relative to 2011, we expect net sales from our new product ATELVIA will grow and partially offset some of those declines in the U.S. market. ATELVIA, which we began to promote in the U.S. in early 2011, generated net sales of $16 million and $8 million in the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $32 million and $9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in ATELVIA net sales primarily relates to an increase in filled prescriptions of 120% and 197% in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods.

Net sales of our oral contraceptive products increased $20 million, or 17%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, and $25 million, or 10%, in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with the prior year periods. LOESTRIN 24 FE generated net sales of $97 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of 5%, compared with $102 million in the prior year quarter. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, LOESTRIN 24 FE generated net sales of $205 million, a decrease of 7%, compared with $221 million in the prior year period. The decrease in LOESTRIN 24 FE net sales in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year periods was primarily due to a decrease in filled prescriptions of 14% and 17%, respectively, and an increase in sales-related deductions, offset, in part, by an expansion of pipeline inventories and higher average selling prices relative to the prior year periods. LO LOESTRIN FE, which we began to promote in the U.S. in early 2011 and is currently the primary promotional focus of our sales efforts, generated net sales of $34 million and $11 million, in the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of 209%. Additionally, LO LOESTRIN FE generated net sales of $62 million and $19 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of 226%. The increase in LO LOESTRIN FE net sales primarily relates to an increase in filled prescriptions of 277% and 477% in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods.

Net sales of our hormone therapy products increased $4 million, or 8%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and $21 million, or 21%, in the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared with the prior year periods. Net sales of ESTRACE Cream increased $8 million, or 21%, and $25 million, or 34%, in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. The increase in ESTRACE Cream net sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to an increase in filled prescriptions of 15% and higher average selling prices, offset, in part, by a contraction of pipeline inventories relative to the prior year quarter. The increase in ESTRACE Cream net sales in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the prior year period was due primarily to an increase in filled prescriptions of 15%, a decrease in sales-related deductions and higher average selling prices.

Net sales of ASACOL were $187 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of $1 million, or 1%, compared to the prior year quarter. Net sales of ASACOL were $398 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, an increase of $23 million, or 6%, compared with the prior year period. ASACOL net sales in North America in the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 totaled $175 million and $174 million, respectively, including net sales in the United States of $169 million and $168 million, respectively. The increase in ASACOL net sales in the United States of $1 million was due to higher average selling prices and a decrease in sales-related deductions, offset, in part, by a contraction of pipeline inventories and a decrease in filled prescriptions of 3% based on IMS estimates,

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