FY21 Review
Revenue fell 8% in Q4. Earnings were up 13% from $0.68 to $0.77 per share.
- Generics (global) are 57% of sales and NA is 24% of sales alone
- There is one specialy drug off-patent with declining sales (Copaxone) and 2 new specialty drugs in growth mode (Austedo and Ajovy).
- Copaxone was $1.3bn FY20 sales and fell 25% to $1bn in FY21 (as expected) — headwinds should get smaller as it becomes smaller portion of total sales
- Ajovy/Austedo — grew 36% to $1.1bn in FY21
- NA generics were a problem in FY21 — sales down 6% and this makes up ~24% of total revenue
- 25% growth in Ajovy/Austedo specialty drugs (9% of FY22 sales) + 15% decline in Copaxone (5.4% of FY22 sales)
- Flattish EPS — $2.40-2.60 vs. $2.58 in FY21
- Flat-to-down FCF and EBITDA
Thoughts & Valuation
Teva is making good progress on their multi-year plan of getting net debt down to 3x EBITDA, operating margins to 28%, and FCF conversion to 80% of net earnings.
Multiples continue to compress for generics peers. Teva is well below multi-year averages (even after getting leverage down a significant amount)
After reading a few sell-side reports, the bear case around Teva centers on the potential opiod liabilities and continued pressure on the generics business.
Management sets a significantly more confident tone around cash flow visibility over the next few years and they’ve been holding margins despite the revenue declines.
CEO Kare Schultz talked about capital returns to shareholders coming into the picture after they hit the leverage target. With a 20-25% FCF yield, that could be substantial. On top of that, Teva trades at about the lowest valuation level in its history despite good progress on the balance sheet.