Alkermes plc

NasdaqGS:ALKS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.8b

Alkermes Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Alkermes has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 70.8%, while the Biotechs industry saw earnings growing at 19.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.3% per year. Alkermes's return on equity is 29.9%, and it has net margins of 25.7%.

Key information

70.8%

Earnings growth rate

70.7%

EPS growth rate

Biotechs Industry Growth17.0%
Revenue growth rate8.3%
Return on equity29.9%
Net Margin25.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

May 08
Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Recent updates

We Think Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 17
We Think Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Alkermes: Products Sales, ALKS 2680 Can Still Drive Long-Term Growth

Nov 24

Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Oct 14
Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) A Risky Investment?

Sep 17
Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) A Risky Investment?

Alkermes: Fairly Valued After Post-Earnings Bump

Jul 28

Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Jul 26
Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry

Jul 04
Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry

The Bottom Fishing Club: Alkermes Has Great Value And Safety

May 17

Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

May 08
Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Alkermes: Waking Up Narcolepsy Treatment With Promising Trial Data

Apr 09

Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 08
Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Alkermes: Slimmed-Down Pharma Not A Compelling Growth Story Yet

Jan 26

Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 01
Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Using Too Much Debt?

Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Nov 01
Alkermes' (NASDAQ:ALKS) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jul 15
Is Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Using Debt Sensibly?

There Is A Reason Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Price Is Undemanding

Jun 07
There Is A Reason Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) Price Is Undemanding

Is Alkermes plc (NASDAQ:ALKS) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Apr 10
Is Alkermes plc (NASDAQ:ALKS) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 20
Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Alkermes upgraded to neutral at BofA on improved risk/reward outlook

Oct 14

Alkermes holder Sarissa Capital says it may look to increase its stake

Oct 07

Alkermes: Nothing Stands Out As Interesting

Sep 26

Health Check: How Prudently Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Use Debt?

Aug 29
Health Check: How Prudently Does Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Use Debt?

Alkermes initiated at neutral at Piper Sandler as company in transition

Aug 16

Alkermes Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 26

Is There An Opportunity With Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) 44% Undervaluation?

Jun 27
Is There An Opportunity With Alkermes plc's (NASDAQ:ALKS) 44% Undervaluation?

Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

May 16
Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Alkermes makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:ALKS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,505387678245
30 Jun 241,508386685249
31 Mar 241,726570713258
31 Dec 231,663519701254
30 Sep 231,591455671172
30 Jun 231,462300669206
31 Mar 231,121-9625229
31 Dec 221,112-33603260
30 Sep 221,132-129627370
30 Jun 221,173-94610387
31 Mar 221,201-62600391
31 Dec 211,17476550291
30 Sep 211,129-92566401
30 Jun 211,100-63558376
31 Mar 211,044-95551373
31 Dec 201,039-111539395
30 Sep 201,171-74566462
30 Jun 201,162-126585477
31 Mar 201,194-139606489
31 Dec 191,171-197599513
30 Sep 191,074-201598412
30 Jun 191,067-183578406
31 Mar 191,092-173561409
31 Dec 181,094-139537415
30 Sep 181,054-139507410
30 Jun 181,023-141477414
31 Mar 18937-152448406
31 Dec 17903-158422413
30 Sep 17842-169417389
30 Jun 17804-196408384
31 Mar 17781-200395382
31 Dec 16746-208383378
30 Sep 16695-257373382
30 Jun 16668-275372376
31 Mar 16624-274347367
31 Dec 15628-227320336
30 Sep 15640-127287317
30 Jun 15648-86249303
31 Mar 15650-36228283
31 Dec 14619-30207265
30 Sep 14598-42201235
30 Jun 14578-10189202
31 Mar 14563-7168172
31 Dec 1359621162153

Quality Earnings: ALKS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ALKS's current net profit margins (25.7%) are lower than last year (28.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ALKS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 70.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: ALKS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ALKS had negative earnings growth (-15%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Biotechs industry average (16.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: ALKS's Return on Equity (29.9%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 22:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Alkermes plc is covered by 36 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel BeattyBaird
Robert HazlettBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)
Jason Matthew GerberryBofA Global Research