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Generic drug maker Par Pharmaceuticals saw revenue nearly double year over year in its latest quarter. More than half of Par's $295 million revenue came from metoprolol, the authorized generic for AstraZeneca's Toprol XL. The company also launched several new drugs to help bolster operations, and with more to come, investors could see valuations rise.
Highly rated CAPS All-Star member IBDvalueinvestin is impressed not only with Par's current portfolio of drugs, but also its pipeline:
[Par is] looking to get approvals on an additional $6.5B worth of drugs. [Par's] Total revenue nearly doubled to $294.8 million
Analysts on average expected earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $290.4 million, according to Thomson Reuters....
[Par] said it currently has about 27 abbreviated new drug applications pending with the U.S. health regulators, 13 of which the company believes have first-to-file or first-to-market opportunities with a brand value of about $6.5 billion.
At less than one times sales, Par Pharmaceuticals carries a far larger discount than either Teva Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TEVA) or Mylan (NYSE: MYL) and is smaller than either. Yet analysts are expecting Par's average annual growth over five years to far outstrip that of its larger rivals. With about half as many Wall Street types tracking the generic drug specialist, Par looks like an underfollowed star ready to break out.
Use the comments section below to let us know if you consider the drug maker to be a generic opportunity, or head over to Par Pharmaceuticals' CAPS page and tell us your prescription for success.
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