Celltrion, Inc.
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Company Background
Celltrion is a South Korean pharmaceutical venture that develops "biosimilars" -- generic equivalents of biopharmaceuticals -- using microorganisms and animal cells. Remsima, a biosimilar treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, has been approved for sale in South Korea, Japan, Europe, Australia and Latin America.
Founded in 2002, Celltrion started out as a contract manufacturer for Western drug companies. It moved into biosimilars in 2008. The company's plants in South Korea can produce 200,000 liters of protein drugs per year.
In addition to well-known treatments Remsima and breast cancer drug Herzuma, the company develops and markets one to two new products a year. Celltrion plans to focus on developed markets, including Japan, the U.S. and Europe, where demand for biosimilars is growing rapidly.
Because Celltrion is a research and development-oriented company, its operating profit margin has remained high. It is one of the top companies on the Kosdaq market for startups in terms of market capitalization.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
Dec 2021 | KRW | USD |
Revenue | 1,911.60B | 1,669.28M |
Gross Profit | 1,064.37B | 929.45M |
Operating income | 752,471.48M | 657.08M |
Income before tax | 751,917.45M | 656.60M |
Net income | 575,093.26M | 502.19M |
EBITDA | 972,131.45M | 848.90M |
Diluted EPS | 3,952.18 | 3.45 |
Dividends Per Share | 707.01 | 0.61 |
Total Assets | 5,697.32B | 4,792.70M |
Total liabilities | 1,623.74B | 1,365.92M |
Total equity | 3,940.44B | 3,314.77M |
Operating cash flow | 901,686.05M | 787.38M |
Currency in KRW | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | |
Revenue | 949,079.96M | 982,074.95M | 1,128.45B | 1,849.11B | 1,911.60B |
Gross Profit | 685,318.99M | 544,684.88M | 623,118.64M | 1,016.64B | 1,064.37B |
Operating income | 507,771.41M | 322,728.11M | 381,535.86M | 718,579.05M | 752,471.48M |
Income before tax | 491,503.19M | 302,159.30M | 382,510.47M | 654,561.59M | 751,917.45M |
Net income | 382,467.03M | 245,755.01M | 301,030.34M | 517,759.53M | 575,093.26M |
EBITDA | 605,721.68M | 447,554.58M | 535,255.48M | 892,388.45M | 972,131.45M |
Diluted EPS | 2,582.75 | 1,652.66 | 2,074.44 | 3,560.57 | 3,952.18 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707.01 |
Total Assets | 3,410.79B | 3,590.82B | 3,859.64B | 5,020.12B | 5,697.32B |
Total liabilities | 975,863.55M | 992,561.59M | 983,733.41M | 1,589.54B | 1,623.74B |
Total equity | 2,308.89B | 2,486.50B | 2,760.10B | 3,307.67B | 3,940.44B |
Operating cash flow | 482,870.20M | 354,768.82M | 468,031.66M | 342,017.88M | 901,686.05M |
Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | |
Revenue | 839.51M | 892.37M | 967.65M | 1,567.19M | 1,669.28M |
Gross Profit | 606.20M | 494.93M | 534.32M | 861.64M | 929.45M |
Operating income | 449.15M | 293.25M | 327.16M | 609.02M | 657.08M |
Income before tax | 434.76M | 274.56M | 328.00M | 554.76M | 656.60M |
Net income | 338.31M | 223.30M | 258.13M | 438.82M | 502.19M |
EBITDA | 535.79M | 406.67M | 458.98M | 756.33M | 848.90M |
Diluted EPS | 2.28 | 1.50 | 1.77 | 3.01 | 3.45 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
Total Assets | 3,186.01M | 3,218.15M | 3,337.49M | 4,621.30M | 4,792.70M |
Total liabilities | 911.55M | 889.55M | 850.64M | 1,463.26M | 1,365.92M |
Total equity | 2,156.73M | 2,228.44M | 2,386.70M | 3,044.90M | 3,314.77M |
Operating cash flow | 427.12M | 322.36M | 401.33M | 289.87M | 787.38M |
Valuation Measures
Dec 2021 | |
PER | 47.94 |
ROA | 10.73% |
ROE | 15.86% |
Operating margin | 39.36% |
Profit margin | 30.08% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer & Director: Wu-Sung Ki
- Finance Director: Ho-Seop Lee
- Head-Legal & Compliance Support: Sung-Han Lee
- Vice President: Sang-Joon Lee
- Vice President: Jung-Won Yoon
Shareholders
- SEO JUNG-JIN (22.1%)
- National Pension Service of Korea (7.3%)
- Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (4.9%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.9%)
- Celltrion, Inc. (1.7%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.5%)
- Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (0.9%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.8%)
- Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.7%)
- BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.5%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.celltrion.com
- Address: 23 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Inchon, 22014, South Korea
- Phone: +82.32.850.5000
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- Celltrion Europe Ltd.
- Vcell Healthcare Ltd.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.
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Competitors
- Novartis AG
- Biocon Limited
- AbbVie, Inc.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Amgen Inc.
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Biogen Inc.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.
- AstraZeneca PLC
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
- Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. Class A
- Sanofi
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
- GSK plc
- Sam Chun Dang Pharm. Co., Ltd.
- Viatris, Inc.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Formycon AG
- Luye Pharma Group Ltd.
- Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
- Merck KGaA
- FUJIFILM Holdings Corp
- SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS Co., Ltd.
- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
- Generation Bio Co.
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