Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

NasdaqGM:LGND Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.2b

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Ligand Pharmaceuticals's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -47.7%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings growing at 1.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.2% per year. Ligand Pharmaceuticals's return on equity is 5.4%, and it has net margins of 29.7%.

Key information

-47.7%

Earnings growth rate

-43.7%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth6.0%
Revenue growth rate-0.2%
Return on equity5.4%
Net Margin29.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Buy This Strong Growing Pharma And Get A Stake In Dozens Of Therapies

Nov 24

Market Participants Recognise Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LGND) Earnings

Oct 31
Market Participants Recognise Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LGND) Earnings

Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Solid Performer Performing Solidly

Jul 29

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Stock Rockets 25% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Jul 18
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Stock Rockets 25% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Should You Be Adding Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) To Your Watchlist Today?

Jun 29
Should You Be Adding Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) To Your Watchlist Today?

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) With Shares Advancing 27%

May 23
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) With Shares Advancing 27%

Ligand: Buy This Pharma Royalty Aggregator To Generate Growth In Your Portfolio

Apr 30

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Not Flying Under The Radar

Dec 19
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Not Flying Under The Radar

Is Now The Time To Put Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 14
Is Now The Time To Put Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) On Your Watchlist?

We Think Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 29
We Think Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Are Investors Undervaluing Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) By 45%?

May 07
Are Investors Undervaluing Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) By 45%?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 26
These 4 Measures Indicate That Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

We Think Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Oct 21
We Think Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Struggling Along

Sep 25

Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Revenue Forecasts By 11%

Aug 11
Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Revenue Forecasts By 11%

Here's Why Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jun 27
Here's Why Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGM:LGND Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2415245690
30 Jun 2413342590
31 Mar 2411896530
31 Dec 2313154530
30 Sep 2315421680
30 Jun 2318041680
31 Mar 2320451690
31 Dec 22196-5700
30 Sep 2218323460
30 Jun 2218827440
31 Mar 2222345460
31 Dec 2124276470
30 Sep 2127568490
30 Jun 2125248510
31 Mar 2120839470
31 Dec 201647390
30 Sep 20143-16450
30 Jun 20126-25390
31 Mar 20110-61400
31 Dec 19120629420
30 Sep 19153594430
30 Jun 19174677430
31 Mar 19239764410
31 Dec 18251143380
30 Sep 18242179340
30 Jun 18230120320
31 Mar 1816853290
31 Dec 1714113290
30 Sep 1712916280
30 Jun 171179270
31 Mar 17109-3280
31 Dec 16109-2280
30 Sep 16927270
30 Jun 1688205250
31 Mar 1687235250
31 Dec 1572230250
30 Sep 1574231240
30 Jun 157133250
31 Mar 156311230
31 Dec 146512230
30 Sep 14567210
30 Jun 14548190
31 Mar 145310190
31 Dec 13499180

Quality Earnings: LGND has a large one-off gain of $87.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: LGND's current net profit margins (29.7%) are higher than last year (13.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LGND's earnings have declined by 47.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: LGND's earnings growth over the past year (114.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-47.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: LGND earnings growth over the past year (114.5%) exceeded the Pharmaceuticals industry 54.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: LGND's Return on Equity (5.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 10:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 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

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is covered by 22 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Balaji PrasadBarclays
Balaji PrasadBarclays