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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.
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Total revenues in 2011 were $362 million, compared to $345 million in 2010, with royalty revenues increasing two percent over full year 2010. For the fourth quarter of 2011, total revenues were $72.8 million, compared to $76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Royalty revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 are based on third quarter product sales by PDL's licensees. The fourth quarter 2011 revenue decline is primarily driven by reduced royalties from third quarter 2011 sales of Avastin® and Herceptin®, which are marketed by Genentech and Roche, partially offset by increased royalties from third quarter 2011 sales of Lucentis® which is marketed by Genentech and Novartis, and Tysabri®, which is marketed by Elan and Biogen Idec. Royalty revenue for the fourth quarter and 2011 are net of payments made under our February 2011 settlement agreement with Novartis Pharma AG.
Operating expenses in 2011 were $18.3 million, compared with $133.9 million in 2010. Included in operating expenses in 2010 is a $92.5 million legal settlement with MedImmune and $41.4 million in general and administrative expenses. For the fourth quarter of 2011, general and administrative expenses were $4.8 million compared with $12.1 million for the same period of 2010.
Net income in 2011 was $199.4 million, or $1.15 per diluted share as compared with net income of $91.9 million in 2010 or $0.54 per diluted share. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $38.9 million or $0.24 per diluted share as compared with a n
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