Pfizer’s Performance and the 4th Booster Plan

Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered on 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in 1849 in New York by two German immigrants, Charles Pfizer and his cousin Charles F. Erhart.

They have been uniquely positioned to be a leading company in the fight against COVID-19, by being one of the first to provide a mRNA vaccine to the world market and have successfully sold millions of doses to governments around the world. Pfizer’s share price has been on a sharp rise since the first quarter of 2021 when the approval of their vaccine was granted by the FDA, it now sits at $54.19 USD (see figure, increase of 60% since 2021). The FDA’s advisory committee will meet April 6^th to discuss when/if to update vaccine formulas to target variants and which populations might need a booster.

Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla also recently said the company hopes to launch their Covid vaccine for children under the age of 5 in May.

As it stands, Pfizer expects $98 billion to $102 billion in full-year sales. The company says its Covid shot, Comirnaty, and antiviral treatment called Paxlovid, could generate $54 billion of that, combined. The company also expects adjusted profit of $6.35-$6.55 per share.

Pharmaceutical Company’s Annual Metrics

Pfizer’s sales popped 95% to $81.29 billion in 2021. Top sellers included vaccines and its cancer treatment business. Overall, vaccine sales were $42.63 billion. Comirnaty brought in 86% of that. Cancer treatments generated $12.33 billion, up 13%.

But Pfizer’s inflammation and immunology sales fell 3% to $4.43 billion. Revenue from Enbrel, an Amgen (AMGN)-partnered treatment for inflammatory conditions, tumbled 12% to $1.19 billion.

For 2022, analysts surveyed by FactSet call for Pfizer to report earnings of $7.13 a share, minus some items, up 61%. Analysts call for sales to pop 32% to $107.06 billion.

Pfizer 4^th Booster and FDA Announces Meeting Focused on Booster Doses

Pfizer and BioNTech are working on an Omicron-specific booster. The companies are also seeking a fourth shot for people aged 65 and older. The companies plan to make 4 billion doses of their original shot in 2022.

The Food and Drug Administration will hold an advisory committee meeting next month to plan the strategy for the next stages of the Covid-19 booster campaign, the agency said early Monday.

The FDA’s advisors will not vote on specific requests to authorize new booster doses at the April 6^th meeting, the agency said.

Instead, in keeping with a shift toward less-frequent consultations with its advisors on details of the Covid-19 vaccine campaign, the agency will seek general feedback on two major questions: When to adopt variant-specific Covid-19 vaccines, and when to authorize a fourth dose.

Sources: Yahoo Finance, https://www.investors.com/, Pfizer, https://www.barrons.com/