Concordia Healthcare Q3 gets thumbs up at Cantor Fitzgerald Canada

Concordia Healthcare CEO Mark Thompson on BNN Wednesday, October 21.

A quarter from Concordia Healthcare (Concordia Healthcare Stock Quote, Chart, News: TSX:CXR, Nasdaq: CXRX) that met expectations is getting the thumbs up from Cantor Fitzgerald Canada analyst Scott Curtis.

On November 12, Concordia Healthcare reported its third quarter, 2015 results. The company lost (U.S.) $4.39-million on revenue $94.9-million, a 161% topline bump over the same period last year.

“Our legacy business continues to perform strongly quarter over quarter,” said CEO Mark Thompson. “This is a testament to our business model as well as our commitment to delivering value to our shareholders. As we move into the next phase of Concordia’s evolution, we expect to demonstrate underlying organic growth of our business through continued promotion of our legacy portfolio, growth of our Photofrin business and successful product launches from our existing pipeline. The third quarter of 2015 has been one of the most significant and important periods in Concordia’s history,” “We completed the acquisition of AMCo, which has transformed Concordia into a global organization with more than 200 well-established legacy products sold in over 100 countries.

Curtis says Concordia is now trading below below its peer group on an EV/EBITDA basis and a steep discount on a P/E basis. The analyst summarized the quarter.

“This was another strong quarter for Concordia with full contribution from the Covis portfolio – revenue and Adj. EBITDA were in-line with our estimates,” said Curtis. “Revenue was $94.9M (CFCC: $93.7M; Cons: $94.4M) – represents 161% YoY and 22% QoQ growth. Adj. EBITDA came in at US$71.7M (CFCC: $68.6M; Cons: $69.3M) implying an Adj. EBITDA margin of 75.6%; Adj. EPS was $1.46 (CFCC: $1.31; Cons: $1.32). Covis contributed $52.9M of quarterly sales to the Legacy Pharmaceutical Division (55.7% of total revenue) and Donnatal delivered strong volume-driven growth. In addition, Concordia reiterated its 2016 preliminary guidance and affirmed that its immediate priority is de-leveraging its balance sheet.”

In a research update to clients today, Curtis maintained his “Buy” recommendation and one-year price target of (U.S.) $80.00 (C) $100.

More Cantech Life Sciences

Tagged with: cxr
Nick Waddell

Cantech Letter founder and editor Nick Waddell has lived in five Canadian provinces and is proud of his country's often overlooked contributions to the world of science and technology. Waddell takes a regular shift on the Canadian media circuit, making appearances on CTV, CBC and BNN, and contributing to publications such as Canadian Business and Business Insider.

Recent Posts

Element Fleet Management: Buy, Sell or Hold?

TD Cowen analyst Graham Ryding lowered his target on Element Fleet Management (Element Fleet Management Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts,… [Read More]

12 hours ago

Xtract One Technologies: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Ventum Capital Markets analyst Rob Goff maintained his “Buy” rating and $1.15 target on Xtract One Technologies (Xtract One Technologies… [Read More]

13 hours ago

Two Canadian space stocks analysts like

The investment opportunity in space extends beyond rocket launches to the suppliers and infrastructure supporting the industry, according to Goldman… [Read More]

13 hours ago

Shopify is still kicking butt, this analyst says

RBC Dominion Securities analyst Paul Treiber raised his target on Shopify (Shopify Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:SHOP) to… [Read More]

22 hours ago

Alphabet is the best “Magnificent 7” stock, this investor says

Newman Group senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager Greg Newman says Alphabet (Alphabet Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:GOOGL)… [Read More]

23 hours ago

AZZ stock is a buy, this analyst says

Roth Capital Partners analyst Gerry Sweeney maintained his “Buy” rating and US$170.00 target on AZZ (AZZ Stock Quote, Chart, News,… [Read More]

23 hours ago