UCB — Earnings Release 2019

Jan 10, 2020

UCB stelt zijn financiële prognoses voor 2019 bij

• Sterker dan verwachte netto-omzet leidt tot hogere winst in 2019
• Op 20 februari 2020 worden de resultaten van UCB voor het volledige jaar 2019 gepresenteerd

Brussel, België, 10 januari 2020, 18:00 CET, gereguleerde informatie – inside-informatie – nietgeauditeerde financiële gegevens – UCB, een wereldwijd biofarmaceutisch bedrijf, maakte vandaag zijn bijgestelde financiële verwachtingen voor 2019 bekend:

• De totale omzet in 2019 bedroeg naar verwachting circa € 4,9 miljard de vorige omzetprognose lag tussen € 4,6 en € 4,7 miljard.
• De onderliggende rentabiliteit (recurrente EBITDA) ligt nu naar verwachting ten minste aan de bovenkant van de bandbreedte van 27% - 29% van de opbrengsten – de vorige verwachting lag tussen 27% en 29%.
• De kernwinst per aandeel zal nu naar verwachting hoger zijn dan € 4,80 voorheen was dat € 4,40 – € 4,80

Deze veranderingen zijn het gevolg van een hoger dan verwachte netto-omzet dankzij de sterke vraag naar Cimzia® en Vimpat® in het vierde kwartaal van 2019. Om de groeikansen te optimaliseren, werden extra marketingactiviteiten gefinancierd.

De volledige jaarrekening 2019 wordt op 20 februari 2020 gepubliceerd.

About UCB

UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With more than 7 500 people in approximately 40 countries, UCB generated revenue of € 4.6 billion in 2018. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCB_news

For further information –

UCB - Corporate Communications

Laurent Schots, Media Relations, UCB T+32.2.559.92.64, Laurent.schots@ucb.com

UCB - Investor Relations

Antje Witte, Investor Relations, UCB T +32.2.559.94.14, antje.witte@ucb.com

Isabelle Ghellynck, Investor Relations, UCB

T+32.2.559.9588, isabelle.ghellynck@ucb.com

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