Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2016 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2016, and provided an operating forecast and program updates. Ligand management will host a conference call today beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
“2016 was an exceptional year for Ligand. We reported substantial revenue growing more than 50% over last year and strong operating cash flow. Evomela, a new commercial product with a high royalty rate to Ligand, launched and joined Promacta® and Kyprolis® as major drivers of royalty revenue. We also had a very successful year operating our OmniAb business following the acquisition of OMT approximately one year ago. Additionally, many new deals entered our portfolio and numerous late-stage partnered assets generated meaningful positive news,” said John Higgins, Chief Executive Officer. “2017 is positioned to be another year of strong growth in revenue and cash flow. We anticipate beginning to receive royalties from new product launches, and look forward to major data readouts from many late-stage partnered programs, results from our Phase 2 GRA trial and partners entering the clinic with antibodies from our OmniAb platform.”
“2016 was an exceptional year for Ligand. We reported substantial revenue growing more than 50% over last year and strong operating cash flow. Evomela, a new commercial product with a high royalty rate to Ligand, launched and joined Promacta® and Kyprolis® as major drivers of royalty revenue. We also had a very successful year operating our OmniAb business following the acquisition of OMT approximately one year ago. Additionally, many new deals entered our portfolio and numerous late-stage partnered assets generated meaningful positive news,” said John Higgins, Chief Executive Officer. “2017 is positioned to be another year of strong growth in revenue and cash flow. We anticipate beginning to receive royalties from new product launches, and look forward to major data readouts from many late-stage partnered programs, results from our Phase 2 GRA trial and partners entering the clinic with antibodies from our OmniAb platform.”