Headline results for the first quarter:
Revenue: JPY 197 billion ($1.4 billion), up 6.9%
Profit: JPY 20.9 billion ($146 million), down 25.3%
Note: All changes are versus the prior-year period unless otherwise stated
Eisai noted that revenue increased in the first quarter mainly due to the receipt of an $85-million upfront payment after transferring all future economic rights for the selective oestrogen receptor degrader elacestrant to DRI Healthcare. The company added that quarterly results also benefited from continued growth of Lenvima and Dayvigo. Oncology sales: JPY 82.4 billion, up 3.4%
Lenvima/Kisplyx: JPY 70.8 billion, up 6.7%
Halaven: JPY 9.5 billion, down 14.9%
Neurology sales: JPY 36.7 billion, down 1.1%
Dayvigo: JPY 9.4 billion, up 44.6%
Fycompa: JPY 8.1 billion, down 18.3%
Aricept: JPY 6.2 billion, down 1.6% Eisai continues to project sales of JPY 712 billion ($5 billion) for fiscal 2023, down 4.4% from the previous fiscal year, while profit is forecast to decline 31.4% to JPY 39 billion ($273 million).