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Anna Baran
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Intangible Assets From Robust Cystic Fibrosis Franchise Underpin a Narrow Economic Moat for Vertex

Narrow-moat Vertex posted product revenue of $868 million, up 40% from last year and 11% sequentially, thanks to its strong cystic fibrosis portfolio and the recent launch of Symdeko in the United States. We'll revisit our model after the firm files its full-year results, but we don't anticipate a significant change to our fair value estimate at this point. Management's full-year outlook for 2019, including revenue guidance of $3.45 billion to $3.55 billion was mostly in line with our expectatio...
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) and developing research and development programs in other indications. The company's marketed products are TRIKAFTA (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI (tezacaftor in combination with ivacaftor), ORKAMBI (lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor) and KALYDECO (ivacaftor), which are approved to treat patients with CF who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. The company is evaluating CTX001, a genetic therapy as a potential treatment for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia.

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