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Shire plc

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q3 FY2018 10-Q, filed Nov 1, 2018. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G from Feb 15, 2019.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2017 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Develops and sells medicines for people with rare diseases and highly specialized conditions.

How Did They Make Money?

Shire sells its own medicines, with product sales tied to delivery, and earns royalties and other revenue, including upfront payments, from products it licenses to other companies.

revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Its medicines are for people with rare diseases and specialized conditions; physicians, patients and insurers are among the decision-makers whose acceptance affects commercial success.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 28 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in .

Operating income,
16% of revenue
▲ +155% vs ($962.9M, 8%)
Net income,
28% of revenue
▲ +1205% vs ($327.4M, 3%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2017 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2018, the three months to Sep 30, 2018
Revenue
▲ +5%
vs $3.7B in Q3 FY2017
Net income
▼ −2%
vs $550.8M in Q3 FY2017
  • Jan 8, 2019 Takeda completed its acquisition of Shire Shire became a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda; its shareholders were entitled to cash and Takeda shares.

Broader treatment areas The latest report says the Baxalta acquisition added business in blood disorders, immune conditions and cancer; the earlier report described commercial units in rare diseases, neuroscience, gastrointestinal and internal medicine.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Pfizer, SOBI, Bayer, CSL, Bioverativ, Novo Nordisk, Octapharma, Alnylam, Roche, Genentech, Biomarin, Spark, Sangamo, Pharmstandard, LFB Group, Genzyme, Amicus, Isu Abaxis, Protalix, and Actelion

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