On July 16, 2019 Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported results for second-quarter 2019. "We delivered solid second-quarter underlying sales growth and strong earnings growth that enables us to make investments in innovation to accelerate performance in each of our businesses," said Alex Gorsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our pipelines continue to progress with the launch of new products and several regulatory submissions and approvals, which positions us well to deliver the next wave of transformational products and solutions. I am proud of our talented colleagues across Johnson & Johnson who continue to deliver significant healthcare advances to improve the lives of patients and consumers around the world."
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Consumer
Consumer worldwide operational sales, excluding the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, grew 2.3%* driven by NEUTROGENA, AVEENO and OGX beauty products, over-the-counter products including ZYRTEC upper respiratory and MOTRIN analgesic products, international LISTERINE mouthwash in Oral Care products and U.S. Baby Care products.
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical worldwide operational sales, excluding the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures grew 4.4%* driven by DARZALEX (daratumumab), for the treatment of multiple myeloma, STELARA (ustekinumab), a biologic for the treatment of a number of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib), an oral, once-daily therapy approved for use in treating certain B-cell malignancies, a type of blood or lymph node cancer, INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION/INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA (paliperidone palmitate), long-acting, injectable atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults, TREMFYA (guselkumab), a biologic for the treatment of adults living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, OPSUMIT (macitentan), an oral endothelin receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension to delay disease progression, ERLEADA (apalutamide), a next-generation androgen receptor inhibitor for the treatment of patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and PREZISTA/PREZCOBIX/REZOLSTA/ SYMTUZA (D/C/F/TAF) for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, partially offset by declines in REMICADE (infliximab), a biologic approved for the treatment of a number of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, and U.S. ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate), an oral, once-daily medication for use in combination with prednisone for the treatment of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer due to biosimilar and generic entrants.
Medical Devices
Worldwide Medical Devices operational sales, excluding the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures grew 3.2%* driven by the growth of electrophysiology products in the Interventional Solutions business, endocutters and international energy products in the Advanced Surgery business. As previously disclosed, the divestiture of the ASP business was completed, resulting in an approximate $2.0 billion pretax gain in the quarter.
NOTABLE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE QUARTER:
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with Johnson & Johnson’s other disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Current Reports on Form 8-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. The reader is also encouraged to review all other news releases available online in the Investors section of the company’s website at news releases.
Pipeline Updates
Regulatory Approvals
IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) – CHMP Positive Opinions in combination with obinutuzumab in CLL and in combination with rituximab in WM
(press release)
DARZALEX (daratumumab) – Newly diagnosed patients with Multiple Myeloma in combination with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone (U.S.)
(press release)
Regulatory Submissions
DARZALEX (daratumumab) – Subcutaneous formulation in multiple myeloma (U.S.)1
(press release)
ERLEADA (apalutamide) – Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (EU)
(press release)
ERLEADA (apalutamide) – Metastatic Castration – Sensitive Prostate Cancer (U.S)
(press release)
Rilpivirine and Cabotegravir – Monthly, Injectable, Two-Drug Regimen for Treatment of HIV
(press release)
1 Subsequent to the quarter
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Johnson & Johnson does not provide GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the company is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings, unusual gains and losses, acquisition-related expenses and purchase accounting fair value adjustments without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to Johnson & Johnson’s results computed in accordance with GAAP.
Other modeling considerations will be provided on the webcast.
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Johnson & Johnson will conduct a conference call with investors to discuss this earnings release today at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. A simultaneous webcast of the call for investors and other interested parties may be accessed by visiting the Johnson & Johnson website. A replay and podcast will be available approximately two hours after the live webcast in the Investors section of the company’s website at events-and-presentations.