Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> announced 1Q25 result, with revenue and operating profit decreasing 21% and 24%, QoQ, respectively. Net profit more than halved in 1Q25 compared with 4Q24.</li>
<li>Sequential improvement in gross profit margin is one key positive highlight of 1Q25 result. Higher contribution of new products aided gross profit margin. This trend is expected to continue.</li>
<li>Celltrion reaffirmed 2025 revenue guidance of KRW5T. Revenue is expected to be moderate in 1H25 and strong in the 2H25. Profitability improvement will be slower than expected earlier.</li>
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Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) announced 1Q25 result, with revenue and operating profit decreasing 21% and 24%, QoQ, respectively. Net profit more than halved in 1Q25 compared with 4Q24.
Sequential improvement in gross profit margin is one key positive highlight of 1Q25 result. Higher contribution of new products aided gross profit margin. This trend is expected to continue.
Celltrion reaffirmed 2025 revenue guidance of KRW5T. Revenue is expected to be moderate in 1H25 and strong in the 2H25. Profitability improvement will be slower than expected earlier.


Celltrion Inc (068270 KS): Sequentially Weak 1Q25 Result; Momentum to Accelerate in 2H

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in March and April 2025.</li>
<li>There were 40 companies in the Korean stock market that announced share buybacks in the past two months. On average, the share buyback announcements represented 1.7% of outstanding shares.</li>
<li>Astute traders should put alert signals on share buyback announcements in Korea with more than 3% outstanding shares. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in March and April 2025.
There were 40 companies in the Korean stock market that announced share buybacks in the past two months. On average, the share buyback announcements represented 1.7% of outstanding shares.
Astute traders should put alert signals on share buyback announcements in Korea with more than 3% outstanding shares. 


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (March and April 2025)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> achieved 178% YoY and 21% QoQ revenue growth to KRW1,064B in 4Q24, driven by rapid growth of new products such as Remsima SC, Yuflyma, and Steqeyma.</li>
<li>Celltrion guided for 2025 revenue of KRW5.0T, up 43% YoY. Celltrion is targeting COGS ratio in 20%s by 4Q25. Operating profit margin is expected to recover to 30%s in 2025.  </li>
<li>New launches, COGS improvement, and cost efficiency will drive 2025 growth. This year, Celltrion received European approval for four biosimilars and three biosimilars are under regulatory review in the U.S.</li>
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Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) achieved 178% YoY and 21% QoQ revenue growth to KRW1,064B in 4Q24, driven by rapid growth of new products such as Remsima SC, Yuflyma, and Steqeyma.
Celltrion guided for 2025 revenue of KRW5.0T, up 43% YoY. Celltrion is targeting COGS ratio in 20%s by 4Q25. Operating profit margin is expected to recover to 30%s in 2025.  
New launches, COGS improvement, and cost efficiency will drive 2025 growth. This year, Celltrion received European approval for four biosimilars and three biosimilars are under regulatory review in the U.S.


Celltrion (068270 KS): Record High Sales in 4Q; Sequentially Weaker Profit; Solid Outlook for 2025

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<li>Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) announced meaningful increase in dividends (including both cash and stock dividends).</li>
<li><em><strong> Celltrion will pay out stock dividend of 0.05 for shareholders as of record in 2024, this will be 150% higher than the average stock dividend in the past three years. </strong></em></li>
<li>Celltrion will also pay out cash DPS of 750 won for shareholders as of record in 2024, which is more than double the average DPS in the past three years. </li>
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Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) announced meaningful increase in dividends (including both cash and stock dividends).
 Celltrion will pay out stock dividend of 0.05 for shareholders as of record in 2024, this will be 150% higher than the average stock dividend in the past three years. 
Celltrion will also pay out cash DPS of 750 won for shareholders as of record in 2024, which is more than double the average DPS in the past three years. 


Celltrion: Meaningful Increase in Cash and Stock Dividends

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> achieved 31% YoY revenue growth to KRW882B in 3Q24, driven by the rapid growth of new products such as Remsima SC, Yuflyma, and Vegzelma.</li>
<li>The company is maintaining 2024 sales guidance of KRW3.5T (up 60% YoY), which indicates sequentially improved quarterly sales in 4Q24. Margin improvement is expected to continue.</li>
<li>In August, Celltrion received EU approval for Steqeyma, biosimilar for autoimmune disease treatment Stelara. Celltrion aims to commercialize 22 biosimilars by 2030, thereby targeting a pipeline market size of $182B.</li>
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Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) achieved 31% YoY revenue growth to KRW882B in 3Q24, driven by the rapid growth of new products such as Remsima SC, Yuflyma, and Vegzelma.
The company is maintaining 2024 sales guidance of KRW3.5T (up 60% YoY), which indicates sequentially improved quarterly sales in 4Q24. Margin improvement is expected to continue.
In August, Celltrion received EU approval for Steqeyma, biosimilar for autoimmune disease treatment Stelara. Celltrion aims to commercialize 22 biosimilars by 2030, thereby targeting a pipeline market size of $182B.


Celltrion Inc (068270 KS): Record High Sales in 3Q; Pipeline Progress Entails Long-Term Growth

South Korea

Celltrion Inc. produces and sells biosimilar products and also provides consignm ent processing service for other companies.  The Company's main product is Abata cept which is for arthritis treatment

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