AbbVie Studies Combined Earnings, Tightens Steering, Lifts Quarterly Dividend

• AbbVie Inc (NYSE: ABBV) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $3.66, up 29.3% Y/Y and beating the consensus of $3.59.

• Total gross sales elevated 3.3% Y/Y (5.4% on an operational foundation) to $14.81 billion, lacking the consensus of $14.96 billion.

• The immunology portfolio generated $7.65 billion in gross sales, +14.6% (+16.4% on an operational foundation). Humira gross sales elevated 2.5% to $5.56 billion. Skyrizi gross sales reached $1.39 billion (+75.4% Y/Y), and Rinvoq jumped 53.5% to $695 million.

• Hematologic oncology portfolio gross sales had been $1.65 billion, down 11.7% (-9.9% on an operational foundation). Imbruvica gross sales decreased 17.4% to $1.34 billion. Venclexta revenues had been up 4.5% to $515 million.

• Gross sales from the neuroscience portfolio reached $1.67 billion, +6.7%. Aesthetics portfolio gross sales elevated 4% (+8.1% on an operational foundation) to $1.30 billion, with $637 million in Botox gross sales for beauty makes use of.

• Dividend: AbbVie elevated the quarterly dividend by 5% from $1.41 per share to $1.48 per share.

• Steering: AbbVie confirms FY22 adjusted EPS steerage and narrows the vary from $13.76 – $13.96 to $13.84 – $13.88, in comparison with the consensus of $13.86.

• Value Motion: ABBV shares are up 0.71% at $150.89 through the premarket session on the final verify Friday.

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