Incyte Corporation (INCY) recently announced an increase in its fourth-quarter earnings compared to the same period in the previous year, although the figures fell short of Wall Street predictions.
The company saw a net income of $201.08 million, equating to $0.89 per share. This demonstrates significant advancement from the $28.46 million or $0.13 per share achieved in the fourth quarter of the previous year.
When excluding certain items, Incyte Corporation presented adjusted earnings of $239.12 million or $1.06 per share for the time frame.
Averaged figures compiled by Thomson Reuters showed that analysts had anticipated earnings of $1.16 per share. It's worth noting that these predictions commonly omit exceptional items.
Revenues for the quarter rose by 9.0%, escalating to $1.01 billion from $926.70 million in the previous year.
To put Incyte Corporation's earnings into perspective:
- Fourth-quarter earnings: increased to $201.08 million from $28.46 million last year.
- Fourth-quarter earnings per share: $0.89, up from $0.13 last year.
- Analysts' estimate: $1.16 per share.
- Fourth-quarter revenue: increase to $1.01 billion, up from $926.70 million in the previous year.
