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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LGND • • Industrial / General
HealthcareBiotechnologyPlatform & Technology CompaniesAntibody Discovery Platforms
AboutLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop medicines worldwide. Its commercial programs include Kyprolis and Evomela, which are used to treat multiple myeloma; Veklury for the treatment of moderate or severe COVID-19; Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; Vaxneuvance for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; and Pneumosil, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia among children. The company also offers Rylaze, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; and Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; and Zulresso, a captisol-enabled formulation of brexanolone for the treatment of postpartum depression. In addition, it provides Noxafil-IV, a captisol-enabled formulation of posaconazole for IV use; Duavee for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis; Aziyo portfolio of commercial pericardial repair and CanGaroo envelope extracellular matrix products; Exemptia for autoimmune diseases; Vivitra for breast cancer; Bryxta and Zybev for various indications; and Minnebro for the treatment of hypertension. The company's partners and licenses programs, which are in clinical development used for the treatment of cancer, seizure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, muscle wasting, liver and kidney disease, and other diseases. Further, it sells Captisol materials. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.Show more
  • Revenue $167M +27.3%
  • EBITDA $13M -73.9%
  • Net Income -$4M -107.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.22 -107.5%
  • Gross Margin 93.37% +27.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 7.56% -79.5%
  • Operating Margin -13.53% -248.7%
  • Net Margin -2.41% -106.1%
  • ROE -0.53% -106.6%
  • ROIC -2.34% -273.0%
  • Debt/Equity 0.01 -2.7%
  • Interest Coverage -7.44 -140.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓FCF machine: 46.3% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 85 (top 15%)

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak 3Y average ROE of 0.9%
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y9.98%
5Y6.8%
3Y-11.55%
TTM64.83%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM7.38%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-17.53%

ROCE

10Y Avg12.54%
5Y Avg2.05%
3Y Avg-0.24%
Latest-2.7%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+71.91M108.97M141.1M251.45M120.28M163.56M241.54M196.25M131.31M167.13M
Revenue Growth %0.11%0.52%0.29%0.78%-0.52%0.36%0.48%-0.19%-0.33%0.27%
Cost of Goods Sold+5.81M5.57M5.37M6.34M11.35M30.42M62.18M52.83M35.05M11.07M
COGS % of Revenue0.08%0.05%0.04%0.03%0.09%0.19%0.26%0.27%0.27%0.07%
Gross Profit+66.11M103.4M135.74M245.12M108.94M133.14M179.37M143.42M96.27M156.06M
Gross Margin %0.92%0.95%0.96%0.97%0.91%0.81%0.74%0.73%0.73%0.93%
Gross Profit Growth %0.19%0.56%0.31%0.81%-0.56%0.22%0.35%-0.2%-0.33%0.62%
Operating Expenses+37.76M58.48M67.66M81.39M-698.14M95.64M75.52M140.38M84.32M178.66M
OpEx % of Revenue0.53%0.54%0.48%0.32%-5.8%0.58%0.31%0.72%0.64%1.07%
Selling, General & Admin24.38M26.62M28.65M37.73M41.88M60.01M46.79M70.06M52.79M78.65M
SG&A % of Revenue0.34%0.24%0.2%0.15%0.35%0.37%0.19%0.36%0.4%0.47%
Research & Development13.38M21.22M26.89M27.86M55.91M40.5M32.1M36.08M24.54M21.43M
R&D % of Revenue0.19%0.19%0.19%0.11%0.46%0.25%0.13%0.18%0.19%0.13%
Other Operating Expenses010.64M12.12M15.79M-795.93M-4.87M-3.38M34.24M7M78.59M
Operating Income+27.33M43.88M68.08M163.73M807.08M37.5M103.85M3.04M11.94M-22.61M
Operating Margin %0.38%0.4%0.48%0.65%6.71%0.23%0.43%0.02%0.09%-0.14%
Operating Income Growth %0.39%0.61%0.55%1.41%3.93%-0.95%1.77%-0.97%2.93%-2.89%
EBITDA+29.96M55.17M80.6M180.42M850.81M65.47M154.8M46.43M48.46M12.63M
EBITDA Margin %0.42%0.51%0.57%0.72%7.07%0.4%0.64%0.24%0.37%0.08%
EBITDA Growth %0.34%0.84%0.46%1.24%3.72%-0.92%1.36%-0.7%0.04%-0.74%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)2.63M11.29M12.52M16.69M43.73M27.97M50.95M43.39M36.52M35.24M
EBIT27.33M20.8M68.63M221.61M832.38M28.71M91.82M37.81M64.32M5.55M
Net Interest Income+-11.8M-12.18M-11.4M-34.28M-7.32M-19.34M-18.73M247K7.05M5.02M
Interest Income00014M28.43M8.08M886K2.05M7.71M8.05M
Interest Expense11.8M12.18M11.4M48.28M35.74M27.41M19.62M1.8M656K3.04M
Other Income/Expense8M-35.92M-10.85M9.6M-10.44M-36.21M-31.65M32.97M51.72M25.12M
Pretax Income+35.33M7.96M57.23M173.33M796.64M1.29M72.2M36.01M63.66M2.52M
Pretax Margin %0.49%0.07%0.41%0.69%6.62%0.01%0.3%0.18%0.48%0.02%
Income Tax+-219.6M10.33M44.67M30.01M167.34M-5.31M-4.15M41.23M9.84M6.55M
Effective Tax Rate %7.28%-0.21%0.22%0.83%0.79%-2.31%0.79%-0.93%0.82%-1.6%
Net Income+257.31M-1.64M12.56M143.32M629.3M-2.98M57.14M-33.36M52.15M-4.03M
Net Margin %3.58%-0.02%0.09%0.57%5.23%-0.02%0.24%-0.17%0.4%-0.02%
Net Income Growth %20.4%-1.01%8.67%10.41%3.39%-1%20.14%-1.58%2.56%-1.08%
Net Income (Continuing)227.44M-2.37M12.56M143.32M629.3M6.6M76.35M-5.22M53.82M-4.03M
Discontinued Operations0731K000-9.58M-19.21M-28.14M-1.67M0
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+12.12-0.080.535.9631.85-0.183.34-1.982.94-0.22
EPS Growth %20.64%-1.01%7.75%10.25%4.34%-1.01%19.56%-1.59%2.48%-1.07%
EPS (Basic)13.00-0.080.605.9633.13-0.183.46-1.983.02-0.22
Diluted Shares Outstanding21.23M20.83M23.48M24.07M19.76M16.18M17.25M16.87M17.76M18.29M
Basic Shares Outstanding19.79M20.83M21.03M24.05M19M16.18M16.63M16.87M17.3M18.29M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+215.57M163.05M237.02M870.54M1.12B500.56M464.75M263.6M237.43M331.56M
Cash & Short-Term Investments200.22M141.05M201.66M764.57M1.07B411.19M341.11M211.87M170.31M256.17M
Cash Only200.22M141.05M201.66M718.38M71.54M47.62M19.52M45.01M22.95M72.31M
Short-Term Investments00046.19M998.32M363.57M321.59M166.86M147.35M183.86M
Accounts Receivable11.68M18.22M25.6M55.85M41.75M59.06M91.65M35.04M39.31M42.45M
Days Sales Outstanding59.361.0266.2181.07126.69131.81138.4965.17109.2792.7
Inventory1.63M1.92M4.37M7.12M7.3M26.49M27.33M13.29M23.97M14.11M
Days Inventory Outstanding102.64125.99297.46410.33234.69317.82160.4291.85249.61465.2
Other Current Assets005.39M89.19M4.73M3.82M4.67M2.27M2.66M16.9M
Total Non-Current Assets+318.36M438.53M434M390.26M371.27M861.73M832.84M499.07M549.79M610.22M
Property, Plant & Equipment372K1.82M4.21M5.37M17.62M37.17M32.6M27.49M25.06M24.81M
Fixed Asset Turnover193.32x59.91x33.50x46.81x6.83x4.40x7.41x7.14x5.24x6.74x
Goodwill60.59M276.91M314.54M306.44M95.23M189.66M105.67M105.67M103.37M105.25M
Intangible Assets8.55M25.82M19.53M31.46M230.54M606.31M386.8M352.64M299.61M266.65M
Long-Term Investments29.73M8.35M6.44M601.22M0003M111.61M10.91M
Other Non-Current Assets2.55M1.74M4.86M-600.75M2.27M4.27M272.03M1.74M9.92M202.53M
Total Assets+533.93M601.59M671.02M1.26B1.49B1.36B1.3B762.67M787.22M941.77M
Asset Turnover0.13x0.18x0.21x0.20x0.08x0.12x0.19x0.26x0.17x0.18x
Asset Growth %1.07%0.13%0.12%0.88%0.19%-0.09%-0.05%-0.41%0.03%0.2%
Total Current Liabilities+20.84M227.13M238.87M82.25M17M100.11M41.66M98.81M16.78M37.11M
Accounts Payable4.08M2.73M2.26M4.18M2.42M3.78M8.4M5.31M2.43M5.23M
Days Payables Outstanding256.64179.13153.66240.9377.8445.449.3336.6725.27172.48
Short-Term Debt201.99M212.91M224.53M26.43M00076.69M00
Deferred Revenue (Current)-934K0173K1000K1000K1000K654K976K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities15.04M5.09M1.41M44.3M7.62M49.38M22.57M6.26M4.94M-3.2M
Current Ratio10.35x0.72x0.99x10.58x66.09x5.00x11.15x2.67x14.15x8.93x
Quick Ratio10.27x0.71x0.97x10.50x65.66x4.74x10.50x2.53x12.72x8.55x
Cash Conversion Cycle-94.77.89210.01250.47283.53404.22249.57120.35333.61385.42
Total Non-Current Liabilities+208.7M3.6M13.51M617.64M710.68M552.65M434.77M66.37M69.52M74.22M
Long-Term Debt205.37M29.56M18.86M609.86M638.96M442.29M320.72M000
Capital Lease Obligations00009.97M5.64M2.26M10.34M5.75M5.82M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0-357K-22.38M51.97M32.94M64.6M30.86M30.61M31.62M32.52M
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.33M-25.96M-8.88M7.78M28.82M40.12M80.94M25.38M17M35.88M
Total Liabilities229.54M230.73M252.37M699.89M727.68M652.76M476.43M165.18M86.3M111.33M
Total Debt+205.37M212.91M224.53M636.3M650.18M456.41M324.39M87.75M6.17M7.11M
Net Debt5.15M71.86M22.87M-82.08M578.64M408.8M304.86M42.74M-16.79M-65.2M
Debt / Equity0.67x0.57x0.54x1.13x0.85x0.64x0.40x0.15x0.01x0.01x
Debt / EBITDA6.86x3.86x2.79x3.53x0.76x6.97x2.10x1.89x0.13x0.56x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.17x1.30x0.28x-0.45x0.68x6.24x1.97x0.92x-0.35x-5.16x
Interest Coverage2.32x3.60x5.97x3.39x22.58x1.37x5.29x1.69x18.20x-7.44x
Total Equity+304.39M370.85M418.65M560.91M767.23M709.52M821.16M597.49M700.91M830.44M
Equity Growth %11.47%0.22%0.13%0.34%0.37%-0.08%0.16%-0.27%0.17%0.18%
Book Value per Share14.3417.8017.8323.3138.8343.8447.6135.4239.4745.40
Total Shareholders' Equity304.39M370.85M418.65M560.91M767.23M709.52M821.16M597.49M700.91M830.44M
Common Stock20K21K21K21K17K16K17K17K18K20K
Retained Earnings-402.01M-431.13M-400.92M-229.2M400.11M391.95M449.09M450.86M503.02M498.98M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI4.9M2.74M2.49M-1.02M-216K-801K-917K-984K-817K-5.94M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+41.73M63M93.57M194.06M-29.34M54.59M78.8M137.85M49.58M97.05M
Operating CF Margin %0.58%0.58%0.66%0.77%-0.24%0.33%0.33%0.7%0.38%0.58%
Operating CF Growth %1.03%0.51%0.49%1.07%-1.15%2.86%0.44%0.75%-0.64%0.96%
Net Income254.93M-2.37M12.56M143.32M629.3M-2.98M57.14M-33.36M52.15M-4.03M
Depreciation & Amortization2.63M11.29M11.71M14.72M43.73M27.97M50.95M51.37M36.52M35.24M
Stock-Based Compensation12.46M18.89M24.91M20.85M24.52M30.73M38.78M60.28M25.74M41.09M
Deferred Taxes-219.61M10.7M44.52M29.74M74.83M-19.05M-8.62M20.72M11.7M-15.8M
Other Non-Cash Items-9.49M35.11M11.3M24.29M-797.5M28M-7.29M-26.84M-42.13M21.2M
Working Capital Changes821K-10.62M-11.44M-38.85M-4.21M-10.06M-52.16M65.68M-34.4M19.36M
Change in Receivables6.49M-8.53M-8.36M-29.54M25.46M-26.06M-28.62M55.32M-2.6M-6.46M
Change in Inventory-401K-244K-843K-2.56M-2.06M-17.8M-427K12.06M-10.87M9.62M
Change in Payables-4.03M-2.37M-1.71M-4.54M-18.05M-1.25M-1.17M-3.34M-4.7M0
Cash from Investing+-112.86M-143.19M-84.18M-423.27M466.92M231.65M30.52M163.62M-11.68M-143.66M
Capital Expenditures-10.86M-28.32M-7.15M-11.89M-2.55M-4.46M-8.76M-17.92M-3.52M-1.82M
CapEx % of Revenue0.15%0.26%0.05%0.05%0.02%0.03%0.04%0.09%0.03%0.01%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-15.99M300K7.25M3.91M808.13M3.26M-1.22M-868K-49.91M-12.89M
Cash from Financing+8.36M1.51M-7.52M328.58M-485.17M-310.55M-137.76M-275.99M-59.95M97.14M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing8.85M-999K-5.56M-77.11M-383K-789K-7.07M-6.75M16.95M60.03M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+30.86M34.68M86.41M182.17M-31.89M50.13M70.04M119.93M-4.27M77.41M
FCF Margin %0.43%0.32%0.61%0.72%-0.27%0.31%0.29%0.61%-0.03%0.46%
FCF Growth %0.92%0.12%1.49%1.11%-1.18%2.57%0.4%0.71%-1.04%19.12%
FCF per Share1.451.663.687.57-1.613.104.067.11-0.244.23
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.16x-38.51x7.45x1.35x-0.05x-18.29x1.38x-4.13x0.95x-24.07x
Interest Paid1.82M1.84M1.84M1.51M5.83M4.46M3.03M1.43M288K263K
Taxes Paid28K38K157K341K103.82M2.13M3.72M11.64M8.77M19.21M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)156.51%-0.48%3.18%29.26%94.76%-0.4%7.47%-4.7%8.03%-0.53%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.3%8.75%11.55%26.68%66.35%2.28%6.94%0.26%1.35%-2.34%
Gross Margin91.93%94.89%96.2%97.48%90.57%81.4%74.26%73.08%73.31%93.37%
Net Margin357.8%-1.5%8.9%57%523.19%-1.82%23.66%-17%39.72%-2.41%
Debt / Equity0.67x0.57x0.54x1.13x0.85x0.64x0.40x0.15x0.01x0.01x
Interest Coverage2.32x3.60x5.97x3.39x22.58x1.37x5.29x1.69x18.20x-7.44x
FCF Conversion0.16x-38.51x7.45x1.35x-0.05x-18.29x1.38x-4.13x0.95x-24.07x
Revenue Growth11.43%51.53%29.48%78.21%-52.17%35.98%47.68%-18.75%-33.09%27.28%

Revenue by Segment

2012201320142018201920202021202220232024
Royalty----46.98M-48.93M72.53M83.91M108.77M
Royalty Growth-------48.24%15.69%29.63%
Intangible Royalty Assets---------95.33M
Intangible Royalty Assets Growth----------
Royalty, Kyprolis----25.05M-27.47M30.12M35.64M38.38M
Royalty, Kyprolis Growth-------9.62%18.34%7.68%
Material Sales, Captisol, Core-------16.43M28.37M30.88M
Material Sales, Captisol, Core Growth--------72.69%8.85%
Material Sales, Captisol---29.12M31.49M109.96M164.25M104.5M28.37M30.88M
Material Sales, Captisol Growth----8.12%249.20%49.37%-36.38%-72.85%8.85%
Contract Revenue-----42.66M63.96M19.22M19.03M27.48M
Contract Revenue Growth------49.91%-69.94%-0.99%44.37%
Service-----21.8M23.71M1.12M615K25.53M
Service Growth------8.76%-95.29%-44.94%4051.71%
Financial Royalty Assets---------13.44M
Financial Royalty Assets Growth----------
Royalty, Other----2.57M-11.38M7.63M13.48M8.95M
Royalty, Other Growth--------32.90%76.56%-33.63%
Royalty, Evomela----5.17M-10.08M10.2M10.21M8.68M
Royalty, Evomela Growth-------1.17%0.15%-15.00%
License Fees---78.19M6.2M4.38M5.08M2.85M217K1.94M
License Fees Growth-----92.07%-29.38%16.13%-43.96%-92.38%795.85%
Milestone---6.58M23.45M11.52M28.75M9.15M16.8M-
Milestone Growth----256.56%-50.89%149.64%-68.17%83.61%-
License Fees, Milestones, and Other Product, Other---9M12.17M4.97M6.41M6.11M1.4M-
License Fees, Milestones, and Other Product, Other Growth----35.16%-59.18%29.09%-4.76%-77.08%-
Material Sales, Captisol, COVID-------88.07M--
Material Sales, Captisol, COVID Growth----------
License Fees, Milestones, and Product, Other---93.77M41.82M-----
License Fees, Milestones, and Product, Other Growth-----55.41%-----
Royalty, Promacta----14.19M-----
Royalty, Promacta Growth----------
Cydex Pharmaceuticals, Inc11.81M27.54M37.36M-------
Cydex Pharmaceuticals, Inc Growth-133.25%35.69%-------
Ligand19.58M21.44M27.17M-------
Ligand Growth-9.47%26.77%-------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) reported $251.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 736% increase from $30.0M in 2011.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) grew revenue by 27.3% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) is profitable, generating $48.6M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (-2.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) has a return on equity (ROE) of -0.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) generated $30.8M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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