Bristol Myers Squibb Reports First Quarter Financial Results for 2024

Performance Reflects Execution and Actions to Strengthen the Company's Long-Term Growth Profile

• First Quarter Revenues were $11.9 Billion, increasing 5% (+6% Adjusting for Foreign Exchange)
  • Growth Portfolio Revenues were $4.8 Billion, increasing 8% (+11% Adjusting for Foreign Exchange)
• Strengthened Long-Term Growth Profile Through Completion of Karuna Therapeutics, RayzeBio, Mirati Therapeutics, and SystImmune Transactions
• Including the One-Time Net Impact of Acquired IPRD Charges and Licensing Income of $(6.30) From Recently Closed Transactions, GAAP Loss Per Share was $(5.89); Non-GAAP Loss Per Share was $(4.40)
• Achieved U.S. Approval of Abecma in Earlier-Line Multiple Myeloma and Breyanzi in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma and Positive Proof of Concept for Opdualag in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Executing a Strategic Productivity Initiative to Deliver ~$1.5 Billion in Cost Savings, the Majority of Which Will be Reinvested to Fund Innovation and Drive Growth
• Updating 2024 Non-GAAP EPS and Line-Item Guidance to Reflect Impact of Recently Completed Transactions

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today reports results for the first quarter of 2024, which reflect meaningful progress in the company's growth portfolio and pipeline.

"We had a good start to 2024, with revenue growth, important advances in our pipeline and the closure of several strategically important transactions," said Christopher Boerner, Ph.D., board chair and chief executive officer, Bristol Myers Squibb. "Our focus remains on strengthening the company's long-term growth profile. As a part of our continued evolution, we're executing a strategic productivity initiative that will allow us to be more agile, drive efficiency across the company, and prioritize investing in opportunities where we see the greatest potential to get the most promising medicines to patients as quickly as possible."

FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

All comparisons are made versus the same period in 2023 unless otherwise stated.

• Bristol Myers Squibb posted first quarter revenues of $11.9 billion, an increase of 5% or 6% when adjusted for foreign exchange impacts, primarily driven by Eliquis, Reblozyl and Opdualag, partially offset by Opdivo and Revlimid.
• U.S. revenues increased 7% to $8.5 billion primarily due to Eliquis, Reblozyl and Opdualag, partially offset by Revlimid. Opdivo revenues were $1.2 billion compared to $1.3 billion, representing a decrease of 10% primarily due to inventory and the timing of orders, partially offset by demand growth.
• International revenues remained relatively flat at $3.4 billion primarily due to lower average net selling prices, offset in part by higher demand for Opdivo, Yervoy and Reblozyl. The negative impact from foreign exchange was 5%.
• On a GAAP basis, gross margin decreased from 77.4% to 75.3%, and on a non-GAAP basis, gross margin decreased from 77.8% to 75.5%, primarily due to product mix.
• On a GAAP basis, marketing, selling and administrative expenses increased 34% to $2.4 billion, and on a non-GAAP basis, increased 13% to $2.0 billion, primarily due to the timing of spend and the impact of recent acquisitions.
• On a GAAP basis, research and development expenses increased 16% to $2.7 billion, and on a non-GAAP basis, increased 6% to $2.3 billion, primarily due to the impact of recent acquisitions and higher costs to support the overall portfolio.
• On a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, Acquired IPRD increased to $12.9 billion from $75 million, primarily due to the Karuna asset acquisition and SystImmune collaboration. On a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, licensing income was $12 million compared to $43 million during the same period a year ago.
• On a GAAP basis, amortization of acquired intangible assets increased 4% to $2.4 billion, primarily due to the Mirati Therapeutics and RayzeBio acquisitions and approval of Augtyro in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• On a GAAP basis, income tax expense was $392 million on a pre-tax loss of $11.5 billion, and on a non-GAAP basis, income tax expense was $732 million on a pre-tax loss of $8.2 billion, primarily due to the $12.1 billion one-time, non-tax-deductible charge for the acquisition of Karuna.
• On a GAAP basis, the company reported net loss attributable to Bristol Myers Squibb of $11.9 billion, or ($5.89) per share, during the first quarter of 2024 compared to net earnings of $2.3 billion, or $1.07 per share, for the same period a year ago. In addition to the items above, the decrease was also due to lower litigation and other settlement income. The company reported on a non-GAAP basis net loss attributable to Bristol Myers Squibb of $8.9 billion, or ($4.40) per share, during the first quarter of 2024 compared to net earnings of $4.3 billion, or $2.05 per share, for the same period a year ago. In addition to the items above, the decrease was also due to higher interest expense resulting from new debt issuance to fund recent acquisitions.

FIRST QUARTER PRODUCT REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST QUARTER PRODUCT REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS

Growth Portfolio

Growth Portfolio worldwide revenues increased to $4.8 billion compared to $4.4 billion in the prior year period, representing growth of 8%, or 11% when adjusted for foreign exchange impacts. Growth Portfolio revenues were primarily driven by higher demand for Reblozyl, Opdualag, Yervoy, Camzyos, and Sotyktu, partially offset by Opdivo and Abecma.

Legacy Portfolio

Revenues for the Legacy Portfolio in the first quarter were $7.1 billion compared to $6.9 billion in the prior year period. Legacy Portfolio revenues were largely driven by a 9% increase in Eliquis worldwide revenues on a reported basis and when adjusted for foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by a decline in Revlimid worldwide revenues of 5%, or 4% when adjusted for foreign exchange impacts.

PRODUCT AND PIPELINE UPDATE

Cardiovascular

Oncology

Hematology

Immunology

Neuroscience

Business Development

The company recently completed multiple transactions, strengthening its long-term growth profile and enhancing its portfolio and pipeline.

• With the acquisition of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb expanded its position in neuroscience and added important assets, including KarXT, an antipsychotic with a novel mechanism of action and differentiated efficacy and safety. KarXT has a PDUFA goal date of September 26, 2024, for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.
• By acquiring RayzeBio, Inc., a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical therapeutics company with a differentiated platform and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, Bristol Myers Squibb further diversified its oncology portfolio and gained a rich pipeline of potentially first-in-class and best-in-class drug development programs currently targeting solid tumors.
• Through the acquisition of Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb strengthened its pipeline and added commercialized lung cancer medicine Krazati to its oncology portfolio, as well as several promising clinical assets.
• The company completed an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with SystImmune to develop and commercialize a potentially first-in-class EGFRxHER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate with the potential to treat a variety of solid tumors, including lung and breast cancer.

On April 22, Bristol Myers Squibb and Cellares announced a worldwide capacity reservation and supply agreement for the manufacture of CAR T cell therapies. As a part of the agreement, Cellares will optimize, automate, and tech-transfer select Bristol Myers Squibb CAR T cell therapies onto its automated and high-throughput manufacturing platform, the Cell Shuttle^TM. This agreement enables Bristol Myers Squibb to expand its manufacturing capacity, meeting the growing demand for its diverse range of cell therapies through a platform that is scalable and has the potential to improve turnaround time, bringing the promise of cell therapies to more patients faster.

Strategically Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency

Bristol Myers Squibb is executing a strategic productivity initiative that will drive approximately $1.5 billion in cost savings by the end of 2025, the majority of which will be reinvested to fund innovation and drive growth.

As a part of this initiative, the company is:

• Focusing resources on R&D programs with the potential to deliver the greatest return on investment;
• Prioritizing investing in key growth brands; and
• Optimizing operations across the organization.

Company executives will provide additional details on these actions during the company's first quarter 2024 earnings conference call.

Financial Guidance

As previously communicated, Bristol Myers Squibb is updating portions of its 2024 line-item guidance, including Non-GAAP EPS, to reflect the impact of recent transactions.

• Non-GAAP EPS was updated to account for the following:

• Non-GAAP other income/(expense) was updated primarily due to the financing of the recent acquisitions.
• Non-GAAP tax rate was updated to approximately 69% to reflect the impact of a $12.1 billion one-time, non-tax-deductible IPRD charge from the Karuna Therapeutics acquisition, which is expected to contribute 51% to the full-year tax rate.
• 2024 line-item guidance updates are:

The 2024 financial guidance excludes the impact of any potential future strategic acquisitions, divestitures, specified items that have not yet been identified and quantified, and the impact of future Acquired IPRD charges. To the extent we have quantified the impact of significant R&D charges or other income resulting from upfront or contingent milestone payments in connection with asset acquisitions or licensing of third-party intellectual property rights, we may update this information from time to time on our website www.bms.com, in the "Investors" section. Non-GAAP guidance assumes current exchange rates. The financial guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties applicable to all forward-looking statements as described elsewhere in this press release.

A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP measures, including non-GAAP EPS, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is not provided because comparable GAAP measures for such measures are not reasonably accessible or reliable due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying measures that would be necessary for such reconciliation. Namely, we are not without unreasonable effort, able to reliably predict the impact of accelerated depreciation and impairment charges, legal and other settlements, gains and losses from equity investments and other adjustments. In addition, the company believes such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors and may have a material impact on our future GAAP results. See "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information."

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

As a leading biopharmaceutical company, Bristol Myers Squibb's passion for making an impact extends beyond the discovery, development and delivery of innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

• On April 2, 2024, the company published its latest ESG report, which details the company's meaningful progress, its evolved ESG strategy, and its long-term aspirational ESG goals. The company's evolved approach further integrates its ESG strategy and its business strategy. The ESG strategy focuses on three core pillars: advancing patient health around the world, expanding the boundaries of science, and fostering a high-performing and inclusive global workforce.
  
  
  
  Highlights from the report include:

• Advancing tailored access programs in low-and middle-income countries;
• Making clinical trials more accessible to underrepresented groups and ensuring research efforts better reflect patient populations;
• Sustained workforce representation and increased community engagement by the company's employees;
• Advancing climate action goals and increasing the company's renewable energy footprint; and
• Incorporating new ESG metrics into the executive compensation program and advancing data privacy and cybersecurity efforts.

Conference Call Information

Bristol Myers Squibb will host a conference call today, Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET during which company executives will review quarterly financial results and address inquiries from investors and analysts. Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call at http://investor.bms.com.

Investors and the public can register for the live conference call here. Those unable to register can access the live conference call by dialing in the U.S. toll-free 1-833-816-1116 or international +1 412-317-0705. Materials related to the call will be available at http://investor.bms.com prior to the start of the conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available at http://investor.bms.com approximately three hours after the conference call concludes. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on April 25, 2024, through 11:30 a.m. ET on May 9, 2024, by dialing in the U.S. toll free 1-877-344-7529 or international +1 412-317-0088, confirmation code: 5034750.

About Bristol Myers Squibb

Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In discussing financial results and guidance, the company refers to financial measures that are not in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental information to the financial measures presented in this press release that are calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and are presented because management has evaluated the company's financial results both including and excluding the adjusted items or the effects of foreign currency translation, as applicable, and believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented portray the results of the company's baseline performance, supplement or enhance management's, analysts' and investors' overall understanding of the company's underlying financial performance and trends and facilitate comparisons among current, past and future periods. In addition, non-GAAP gross margin, which is gross profit excluding certain specified items, as a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP operating margin, which is gross profit less marketing, selling and administrative expenses and research and development expenses excluding certain specified items as a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP operating expenses, which is marketing, selling and administrative and research and development expenses excluding certain specified items, non-GAAP marketing, selling and administrative expenses, which is marketing, selling and administrative expenses excluding certain specified items, and non-GAAP research and development expenses, which is research and development expenses excluding certain specified items, are relevant and useful for investors because they allow investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method used by our management and make it easier for investors, analysts and peers to compare our operating performance to other companies in our industry and to compare our year-over-year results.

This earnings release and the accompanying tables also provide certain revenues and expenses as well as non-GAAP measures excluding the impact of foreign exchange ("Ex-Fx"). We calculate foreign exchange impacts by converting our current-period local currency financial results using the prior period average currency rates and comparing these adjusted amounts to our current-period results. Ex-Fx financial measures are not accounted for according to GAAP because they remove the effects of currency movements from GAAP results.

Non-GAAP financial measures such as non-GAAP earnings and related EPS information are adjusted to exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items that are evaluated on an individual basis after considering their quantitative and qualitative aspects and typically have one or more of the following characteristics, such as being highly variable, difficult to project, unusual in nature, significant to the results of a particular period or not indicative of past or future operating results. These items are excluded from non-GAAP earnings and related EPS information because the company believes they neither relate to the ordinary course of the company's business nor reflect the company's underlying business performance. Similar charges or gains were recognized in prior periods and will likely reoccur in future periods, including amortization of acquired intangible assets, including product rights that generate a significant portion of our ongoing revenue and will recur until the intangible assets are fully amortized, unwind of inventory purchase price adjustments, acquisition and integration expenses, restructuring costs, accelerated depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, costs of acquiring a priority review voucher, stock compensation resulting from acquisition-related equity awards, pension, legal and other contractual settlement charges, equity investment and contingent value rights fair value adjustments (including fair value adjustments attributed to limited partnership equity method investments), income resulting from the change in control of the Nimbus Therapeutics TYK2 Program and amortization of fair value adjustments of debt acquired from Celgene in our 2019 exchange offer, among other items. Deferred and current income taxes attributed to these items are also adjusted for considering their individual impact to the overall tax expense, deductibility and jurisdictional tax rates.

Because the non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered superior to and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial measures presented in the press release that are prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be the same as or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies due to possible differences in method and in the items being adjusted. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying financial tables and will also be available on the company's website at www.bms.com. Within the accompanying financial tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages and earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts.

A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP measures, including non-GAAP EPS, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is not provided because comparable GAAP measures for such measures are not reasonably accessible or reliable due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying measures that would be necessary for such reconciliation. Namely, we are not, without unreasonable effort, able to reliably predict the impact of accelerated depreciation and impairment charges, legal and other settlements, gains and losses from equity investments and other adjustments. In addition, the company believes such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors and may have a material impact on our future GAAP results.

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This earnings release and the related attachments (as well as the oral statements made with respect to information contained in this release and the attachments) contain certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, the company's 2024 financial guidance, plans and strategy, including its business development and capital allocation strategy, anticipated developments in the company's pipeline, expectations with respect to the company's future market position and the projected benefits of the company's alliances and other business development activities. These statements may be identified by the fact that they use words such as "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "target," "may," "project," "guidance," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will" and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. All statements that are not statements of historical facts are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and there is no assurance that the company will achieve its financial guidance and long-term targets, that the company's future clinical studies will support the data described in this release, that the company's product candidates will receive necessary clinical and manufacturing regulatory approvals, that the company's pipeline products will prove to be commercially successful, that clinical and manufacturing regulatory approvals will be sought or obtained within currently expected timeframes, or that contractual milestones will be achieved.

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Forward-looking statements in this earnings release should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect the company's business and market, particularly those identified in the cautionary statement and risk factors discussion in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by the company's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and except as otherwise required by applicable law, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

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