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Karen Andersen
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Alexion's Fourth Quarter Beats Expectations, but 2019 Guidance Disappoints on Volume Outlook

Narrow-moat Alexion reported solid fourth-quarter earnings, with total revenue of over $1.1 billion (up 24% from last year) and adjusted net income of $486 million (up 44% from last year) beating both our and analyst expectations. The beat was largely driven by the strong launch of Soliris in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), which we expect will be the main driver of growth in 2019 for Soliris in addition to the potential mid-year launch in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), if ...
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company serving patients and families affected by rare diseases through the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies. The company has developed and commercialized two complement inhibitors to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, as well as the complement inhibitor to treat anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive. In addition, the company has two enzyme replacement therapies for metabolic disorders, hypophosphatasia and lysosomal acid lipase deficiency.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Karen Andersen

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