-- ノバルティス(NOVN.SW)は火曜日、米国におけるジェネリック医薬品の普及拡大が主力ブランドの好調を上回り、第1四半期の売上高が減少したと発表した。 スイスの製薬会社であるノバルティスの株価は、正午の取引時点で4%下落した。 3月31日までの3ヶ月間の純売上高は、為替変動の影響を除いた実質ベースで5%減の131億1000万ドルとなった。販売量は13ポイント増加したが、ジェネリック医薬品との競争による14ポイントの減少分がそれを上回った。 好調を維持した主要治療薬としては、白血病治療薬「センブリックス」が為替変動の影響を除いた実質ベースで79%増の4億3300万ドル、乳がん治療薬「キスカリ」が55%増の15億2000万ドルとなった。一方、心不全治療薬「エントレスト」の売上高は46%減の13億1000万ドルとなった。 こうした状況の中、ノバルティスは2026年の業績目標を改めて表明し、純売上高は一桁台前半の成長、中核営業利益は一桁台前半の減少を見込んでいる。4月下旬の為替レートが年末まで安定すれば、為替変動による追い風で純売上高は2パーセントポイント、中核営業利益は1パーセントポイント押し上げられると同社は述べている。 「事業全体で勢いが増していることから、通期業績見通しの達成に向けて順調に進んでおり、下半期には複数の業績発表が予定されており、中長期的な成長見通しを上方修正できると期待している」と、ノバルティスのヴァス・ナラシムハン最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べた。 ノバルティスの第1四半期の純利益は31億6000万ドルで、前年同期の36億1000万ドルから減少した。1株当たり利益(EPS)は1.83ドルから1.65ドルに低下した。
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