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 2020 | KRW | USD |
| Revenue | 1,849.11B | 1,567.19M |
| Gross Profit | 1,010.17B | 856.15M |
| Operating income | 712,108.52M | 603.53M |
| Income before tax | 648,091.46M | 549.28M |
| Net income | 511,289.00M | 433.33M |
| EBITDA | 891,418.16M | 755.51M |
| Diluted EPS | 3,729.85 | 3.16 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 5,047.69B | 4,646.68M |
| Total liabilities | 1,592.54B | 1,466.02M |
| Total equity | 3,335.25B | 3,070.28M |
| Operating cash flow | 342,017.88M | 289.87M |
| Currency in KRW | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | |
| Revenue | 670,580.96M | 949,079.96M | 982,074.95M | 1,128.45B | 1,849.11B |
| Gross Profit | 388,407.95M | 685,318.99M | 541,284.44M | 623,222.91M | 1,010.17B |
| Operating income | 249,614.31M | 507,771.41M | 338,291.33M | 378,062.36M | 712,108.52M |
| Income before tax | 228,752.75M | 491,503.19M | 317,725.82M | 374,013.70M | 648,091.46M |
| Net income | 177,994.50M | 382,467.03M | 261,841.76M | 297,556.85M | 511,289.00M |
| EBITDA | 338,289.64M | 605,721.68M | 465,057.52M | 537,282.22M | 891,418.16M |
| Diluted EPS | 1,304.89 | 2,739.78 | 1,905.45 | 2,175.18 | 3,729.85 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 3,117.56B | 3,410.79B | 3,628.33B | 3,893.69B | 5,047.69B |
| Total liabilities | 914,607.61M | 975,863.55M | 992,561.59M | 986,733.41M | 1,592.54B |
| Total equity | 2,053.63B | 2,308.89B | 2,524.02B | 2,794.15B | 3,335.25B |
| Operating cash flow | 230,062.47M | 482,870.20M | 372,074.18M | 468,031.66M | 342,017.88M |
| Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | |
| Revenue | 577.99M | 839.51M | 892.37M | 967.65M | 1,567.19M |
| Gross Profit | 334.77M | 606.20M | 491.84M | 534.41M | 856.15M |
| Operating income | 215.14M | 449.15M | 307.39M | 324.18M | 603.53M |
| Income before tax | 197.16M | 434.76M | 288.70M | 320.71M | 549.28M |
| Net income | 153.41M | 338.31M | 237.92M | 255.15M | 433.33M |
| EBITDA | 291.58M | 535.79M | 422.58M | 460.71M | 755.51M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.12 | 2.42 | 1.73 | 1.86 | 3.16 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 2,581.19M | 3,186.01M | 3,251.78M | 3,366.93M | 4,646.68M |
| Total liabilities | 757.25M | 911.55M | 889.55M | 853.24M | 1,466.02M |
| Total equity | 1,700.31M | 2,156.73M | 2,262.07M | 2,416.14M | 3,070.28M |
| Operating cash flow | 198.29M | 427.12M | 338.09M | 401.33M | 289.87M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2020 | |
| PER | 95.73 |
| ROA | 11.43% |
| ROE | 16.68% |
| Operating margin | 38.51% |
| Profit margin | 27.65% |
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 (7.9%)
- Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (7.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.8%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.6%)
- Celltrion, Inc. (0.8%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.8%)
- Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (0.5%)
- Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.5%)
- 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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Competitors
- Novartis AG
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- AbbVie, Inc.
- Amgen Inc.
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.
- Biocon Limited
- Viatris, Inc.
- Merck KGaA
- SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS Co., Ltd.
- EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Reyon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Binex Co., Ltd
- PharmGen Science, Inc.
- Sinocelltech Group Limited Class A
- Mabion SA
- Green Cross Corporation
- Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- ALTEOGEN Inc.
- PharmAbcine Inc.
- SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
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Last Updated on 12 May, 2021
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