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Alkermes plc (ALKS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ALKS •
HealthcareBiotechnologyCommercial Specialty Pharma
AboutAlkermes plc, a biopharmaceutical company, researches, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products to address unmet medical needs of patients in various therapeutic areas in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. Its marketed products include ARISTADA, an intramuscular injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia; VIVITROL for the treatment of alcohol and prevention of opioid dependence; RISPERDAL CONSTA for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder; INVEGA SUSTENNA for the treatment of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder; XEPLION, INVEGA TRINZA, and TREVICTA to treat schizophrenia and schizoaffective; and VUMERITY for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults, including clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting and active secondary progressive diseases. The company is also developing LYBALVI, an oral atypical antipsychotic drug candidate for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder; and nemvaleukin alfa, an engineered fusion protein to expand tumor-killing immune cells and to avoid the activation of immunosuppressive cells. It has collaboration agreements primarily with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc, and Janssen Pharmaceutica International. Alkermes plc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.Show more
  • Revenue $1.48B -5.2%
  • EBITDA $281M -37.4%
  • Net Income $242M -34.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.43 -34.1%
  • Gross Margin 86.31% +2.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 19.05% -33.9%
  • Operating Margin 17.21% -36.3%
  • Net Margin 16.37% -30.5%
  • ROE 14.72% -46.5%
  • ROIC 14.94% -44.0%
  • Debt/Equity 0.04 -25.4%
  • Interest Coverage 20.69 +11.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 24.6%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow

* 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

10Y8.91%
5Y7.28%
3Y9.9%
TTM-5.25%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-34.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-34.1%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.39%
5Y Avg14.69%
3Y Avg22.49%
Latest14.37%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ALKSAlkermes plc4.98B30.1021.05-5.25%16.37%13.28%0.01%0.04
ADMAADMA Biologics, Inc.3.71B15.5719.2265.15%42.87%48.57%2.97%0.24
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corporation21.99B503.9018.0910.61%41.94%18.81%4.73%
PCSAProcessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.114.71M2.17-0.56-221.71%0.04
UNCYUnicycive Therapeutics, Inc.144.49M6.93-1.24-100%-89.15%0.10
PTHSPelthos Therapeutics Inc.85.29M26.36-1.95-318.41%-40.48%
MISTMilestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.145.64M1.71-2.55-100%-282.97%4.17
AMRNAmarin Corporation plc5.74B13.80-3.45-25.51%-38.01%-18.78%0.02

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+745.69M903.37M1.09B1.17B1.04B1.17B1.11B1.66B1.56B1.48B
Revenue Growth %18.68%21.15%21.13%7.01%-11.29%13%-5.28%49.61%-6.36%-5.25%
Cost of Goods Sold+132.12M154.75M176.42M180.38M178.32M197.32M218.07M253.04M245.33M202.06M
COGS % of Revenue17.72%17.13%16.12%15.41%17.17%16.81%19.61%15.21%15.75%13.69%
Gross Profit+613.57M748.63M917.85M990.56M860.44M976.43M893.73M1.41B1.31B1.27B
Gross Margin %82.28%82.87%83.88%84.59%82.83%83.19%80.39%84.79%84.25%86.31%
Gross Profit Growth %25.39%22.01%22.61%7.92%-13.14%13.48%-8.47%57.81%-6.95%-2.93%
Operating Expenses+822.24M896.53M1.02B1.17B972.87M878.68M899.82M996.25M891.66M1.02B
OpEx % of Revenue110.26%99.24%92.94%99.58%93.66%74.86%80.93%59.89%57.24%69.1%
Selling, General & Admin374.13M421.58M526.41M599.45M538.83M549.61M590.75M689.75M645.24M701.52M
SG&A % of Revenue50.17%46.67%48.11%51.19%51.87%46.83%53.13%41.47%41.42%47.53%
Research & Development387.15M412.89M425.41M512.83M394.59M290.92M272.7M270.81M245.33M323.96M
R&D % of Revenue51.92%45.71%38.88%43.8%37.99%24.79%24.53%16.28%15.75%21.95%
Other Operating Expenses60.96M62.06M65.17M53.76M39.45M38.15M36.36M35.69M1.1M-5.6M
Operating Income+-208.66M-147.9M-99.13M-175.48M-112.43M97.75M-6.09M414.12M420.64M253.96M
Operating Margin %-27.98%-16.37%-9.06%-14.99%-10.82%8.33%-0.55%24.9%27%17.21%
Operating Income Growth %6.97%29.12%32.98%-77.02%35.93%186.94%-106.23%6901.15%1.57%-39.63%
EBITDA+-114.41M-49.38M4.53M-95.07M-30.57M176.4M71.77M489.05M449.17M281.12M
EBITDA Margin %-15.34%-5.47%0.41%-8.12%-2.94%15.03%6.46%29.4%28.84%19.05%
EBITDA Growth %17.52%56.84%109.18%-2197.66%67.84%676.97%-59.31%581.38%-8.15%-37.41%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)94.26M98.52M103.66M80.41M81.85M78.65M77.86M74.93M28.53M27.16M
EBIT-199.5M-131.27M-111.53M-183.46M-87.88M98.95M-18.09M444.55M466.33M253.96M
Net Interest Income+-11.14M-7.36M-6.2M375K-1.7M-8.81M-5.41M7.82M19.87M33.03M
Interest Income3.75M4.65M9.24M13.98M6.96M2.41M7.63M30.85M42.45M45.3M
Interest Expense14.89M12.01M15.44M13.6M8.66M11.22M13.04M23.03M22.58M12.28M
Other Income/Expense-5.72M4.63M-27.84M-21.58M15.89M-10.02M-25.04M7.4M23.11M37.49M
Pretax Income+-214.39M-143.27M-126.97M-197.06M-96.54M87.73M-31.13M421.52M443.75M291.45M
Pretax Margin %-28.75%-15.86%-11.6%-16.83%-9.29%7.47%-2.8%25.34%28.49%19.75%
Income Tax+-5.94M14.67M12.34M-436K14.32M11.33M2.02M-97.64M71.61M49.79M
Effective Tax Rate %97.23%110.24%109.72%99.78%114.84%-54.91%508.44%84.4%82.72%82.92%
Net Income+-208.44M-157.94M-139.31M-196.62M-110.86M-48.17M-158.27M355.76M367.07M241.66M
Net Margin %-27.95%-17.48%-12.73%-16.79%-10.67%-4.1%-14.24%21.39%23.57%16.37%
Net Income Growth %8.24%24.23%11.8%-41.14%43.62%56.55%-228.57%324.78%3.18%-34.16%
Net Income (Continuing)-208.44M-157.94M-139.31M-196.62M-110.86M76.4M-33.15M519.16M372.14M241.66M
Discontinued Operations00000-124.57M-125.11M-163.4M-5.07M0
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-1.38-1.03-0.90-1.25-0.70-0.30-0.972.102.171.43
EPS Growth %9.21%25.36%12.62%-38.89%44%57.14%-223.33%316.49%3.33%-34.1%
EPS (Basic)-1.38-1.03-0.90-1.25-0.70-0.30-0.972.142.221.47
Diluted Shares Outstanding151.48M153.41M155.11M157.05M158.8M160.94M163.74M169.73M169.2M168.74M
Basic Shares Outstanding151.48M153.41M155.11M157.05M158.8M160.94M163.74M166.22M165.39M164.7M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+912.61M966.06M983.25M961.97M1.11B1.06B1.13B1.49B1.42B1.12B
Cash & Short-Term Investments619.16M590.72M539.29M534.98M635.03M536.31M608.47M773.49M751.67M588.36M
Cash Only186.38M191.3M266.76M203.77M272.96M337.54M292.47M457.47M291.15M588.36M
Short-Term Investments310.86M242.21M272.53M331.21M362.07M198.77M315.99M316.02M460.52M0
Accounts Receivable191.1M233.59M300.45M265.47M289.54M326.56M296.9M333.18M389.52M334.02M
Days Sales Outstanding93.5494.38100.2282.75101.74101.5597.4773.1191.2882.61
Inventory63M93.28M90.2M101.8M125.74M150.34M181.42M186.41M182.89M196.63M
Days Inventory Outstanding174.04220.01186.61205.99257.38278.08303.66268.89272.1355.19
Other Current Assets00000043.53M192.43M91.28M0
Total Non-Current Assets+813.81M831.17M841.75M843.43M838.76M962.32M833.67M650.72M640.21M431.38M
Property, Plant & Equipment264.79M284.74M309.99M374.55M481.72M456.68M320.46M318.4M311.81M221.72M
Fixed Asset Turnover2.82x3.17x3.53x3.13x2.16x2.57x3.47x5.22x5.00x6.66x
Goodwill92.87M92.87M92.87M92.87M92.87M92.87M83.03M83.03M83.03M83.84M
Intangible Assets318.23M256.17M191M150.64M111.19M74.04M37.68M1.99M890K0
Long-Term Investments121.93M157.21M80.74M79.39M24.78M229.43M131.61M39.89M73.15M0
Other Non-Current Assets-31.77M-58.38M81.34M49.42M41.97M27.45M146.32M11.52M16.5M0
Total Assets+1.73B1.8B1.83B1.81B1.95B2.02B1.96B2.14B2.06B2.49B
Asset Turnover0.43x0.50x0.60x0.65x0.53x0.58x0.57x0.78x0.76x0.59x
Asset Growth %-6.97%4.1%1.55%-1.07%7.99%3.83%-2.99%8.77%-3.78%20.99%
Total Current Liabilities+211.99M291.12M339.77M391.11M438.26M471.29M497.74M520.22M465.2M543.44M
Accounts Payable46.27M55.53M39.77M54.26M46.03M55.72M32.84M65.65M45.63M0
Days Payables Outstanding127.84130.9782.28109.7994.23103.0754.9794.767.89-
Short-Term Debt3M3M2.84M2.84M2.84M3M3M3M06.75M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1.94M1.96M3.17M6.77M7.51M6.34M6.82M2.73M1.25M0
Other Current Liabilities114.26M176.07M226.38M72.07M71.18M77.26M84.93M359.99M70.96M536.69M
Current Ratio4.30x3.32x2.89x2.46x2.53x2.25x2.27x2.86x3.04x2.06x
Quick Ratio4.01x3.00x2.63x2.20x2.25x1.93x1.91x2.50x2.65x1.70x
Cash Conversion Cycle139.74183.42204.55178.95264.89276.56346.15247.3295.48-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+304.95M303.3M313.95M328.85M444.49M440.61M422.48M413.32M125.39M124.26M
Long-Term Debt280.67M278.44M276.46M274.3M272.12M292.8M290.27M287.73M063.25M
Capital Lease Obligations0005.34M119.46M104.16M76.29M75.71M69.37M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000-4.78M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities17.16M19.2M27.96M27.14M36.51M32.16M55.93M49.88M56.02M61.01M
Total Liabilities516.94M594.42M653.72M719.96M882.75M911.9M920.23M933.54M590.59M667.7M
Total Debt+283.67M281.44M279.31M290.95M410.16M416.21M379.44M372.19M75.54M70M
Net Debt97.29M90.14M12.55M87.17M137.2M78.66M86.96M-85.28M-215.61M-518.36M
Debt / Equity0.23x0.23x0.24x0.27x0.38x0.37x0.36x0.31x0.05x0.04x
Debt / EBITDA--61.63x--2.36x5.29x0.76x0.17x0.25x
Net Debt / EBITDA--2.77x--0.45x1.21x-0.17x-0.48x-1.84x
Interest Coverage-14.01x-12.32x-6.42x-12.90x-12.98x8.71x-0.47x17.98x18.63x20.69x
Total Equity+1.21B1.2B1.17B1.09B1.07B1.11B1.04B1.2B1.46B1.82B
Equity Growth %-7.97%-0.55%-2.62%-7.33%-1.7%4.27%-6.19%15.23%21.81%24.19%
Book Value per Share7.987.847.556.916.726.916.377.098.6610.78
Total Shareholders' Equity1.21B1.2B1.17B1.09B1.07B1.11B1.04B1.2B1.46B1.82B
Common Stock1.54M1.56M1.58M1.6M1.62M1.66M1.69M1.73M1.77M1.81M
Retained Earnings-947.94M-1.04B-1.19B-1.38B-1.49B-1.54B-1.7B-1.34B-976.46M-734.79M
Treasury Stock-72.64M-89.35M-108.97M-118.39M-126.09M-142.66M-160.86M-189.34M-419.25M0
Accumulated OCI-3.27M-3.79M-3.28M-1.82M-1.35M-3.72M-10.89M-3.11M-1.97M-2.1M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+-63.8M19.19M99.28M72.08M82.84M101.72M21.04M401.35M439.12M520.8K
Operating CF Margin %-8.56%2.12%9.07%6.16%7.98%8.67%1.89%24.13%28.19%0.04%
Operating CF Growth %-58.08%130.08%417.36%-27.4%14.94%22.78%-79.31%1807.21%9.41%-99.88%
Net Income-208.44M-157.94M-139.31M-196.62M-110.86M-48.17M-158.27M355.76M367.07M241.66M
Depreciation & Amortization94.26M98.52M103.66M80.41M81.85M78.65M77.86M74.93M28.53M0
Stock-Based Compensation94.4M83.92M105.36M100.98M90.16M87.62M94.25M100.91M96.64M0
Deferred Taxes-9.69M7.23M10.62M-319K9.98M5.08M-32.8M-99.9M40.52M0
Other Non-Cash Items-7.12M-7.66M26.37M22.22M-1.43M4.08M27.28M6.33M4.51M-241.14M
Working Capital Changes-27.2M-4.88M-7.42M65.41M13.13M-25.55M12.71M-36.66M-98.15M0
Change in Receivables-35.62M-42.49M-58.63M29.98M-18.05M-38.01M25.25M-44.51M-56.34M0
Change in Inventory-26.38M-30.19M-2.67M-13.08M-22.93M-24.77M-31.02M-2.71M3.09M0
Change in Payables45.87M72.66M46.74M34.85M59.04M43.31M15.53M23.01M-57.97M0
Cash from Investing+127.24M-18.36M-22.2M-141.83M-11.48M-66.2M-64.54M53.36M-111.31M295.5K
Capital Expenditures-43.66M-51.3M-69.43M-90.94M-42.22M-29.02M-38.26M-48.05M-33.48M0
CapEx % of Revenue5.85%5.68%6.34%7.77%4.06%2.47%3.44%2.89%2.15%-
Acquisitions-15M162K507K-7.97M2.75M-713K485K097.98M0
Investments----------
Other Investing194K162K507K10M4.53M8.94M1.27M354K461K295.5K
Cash from Financing+-58.17M4.08M-1.62M6.76M-2.17M29.07M-1.57M-289.71M-494.14M12.4K
Debt Issued (Net)-65.81M0-743K-2.84M-2.84M20.32M-3M-3M-291.79M0
Equity Issued (Net)0001000K672K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-13.47M-16.43M-19.62M-9.32M-7.7M-16.57M-18.2M-28.47M-200.28M0
Other Financing7.64M4.08M-877K0000-275M-2.06M12.4K
Net Change in Cash5.27M4.92M75.47M-62.99M69.19M64.58M-45.07M165M-166.32M828.7K
Free Cash Flow+-107.46M-32.11M29.85M-18.86M40.62M72.69M-17.21M353.31M405.64M520.8K
FCF Margin %-14.41%-3.55%2.73%-1.61%3.91%6.19%-1.55%21.24%26.04%0.04%
FCF Growth %-15.25%70.12%192.96%-163.2%315.34%78.95%-123.68%2152.79%14.81%-99.87%
FCF per Share-0.71-0.210.19-0.120.260.45-0.112.082.400.00
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.31x-0.12x-0.71x-0.37x-0.75x-2.11x-0.13x1.13x1.20x0.00x
Interest Paid12.46M11.14M12.53M08.29M6.9M13.56M22.75M23.01M0
Taxes Paid5.53M2.99M754K0620K1.89M20.75M44.24M2.59M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-16.52%-13.1%-11.74%-17.43%-10.3%-4.42%-14.68%31.67%27.52%14.72%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-11.22%-8.53%-6%-11.17%-7.1%6.12%-0.39%27.63%26.66%14.94%
Gross Margin82.28%82.87%83.88%84.59%82.83%83.19%80.39%84.79%84.25%86.31%
Net Margin-27.95%-17.48%-12.73%-16.79%-10.67%-4.1%-14.24%21.39%23.57%16.37%
Debt / Equity0.23x0.23x0.24x0.27x0.38x0.37x0.36x0.31x0.05x0.04x
Interest Coverage-14.01x-12.32x-6.42x-12.90x-12.98x8.71x-0.47x17.98x18.63x20.69x
FCF Conversion0.31x-0.12x-0.71x-0.37x-0.75x-2.11x-0.13x1.13x1.20x0.00x
Revenue Growth18.68%21.15%21.13%7.01%-11.29%13%-5.28%49.61%-6.36%-5.25%

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