Taro provides results for year ended march 31, 2023
Hawthorne, n.y.--(business wire)--taro pharmaceutical industries ltd. (nyse: taro) (“taro” or the “company”) today provided unaudited financial results for the quarter and year ended march 31, 2023. quarter ended march 31, 2023* highlights ─ compared to march 31, 2022 net sales of $146.6 million increased $3.3 million, or 2.3%. gross profit of $75.7 million (51.6% of net sales) compared to $77.3 million (54.0% of net sales). research and development (r&d) expenses of $16.3 million increased $1.4 million. selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses (sg&a) of $50.1 million increased $9.0 million. operating income of $9.3 million compared to operating income of $21.3 million. interest and other financial income of $8.0 million increased $7.4 million. foreign exchange (fx) expense of $0.5 million compared to fx income of $2.5 million ─ an unfavorable impact of $3.0 million. tax expense of $11.0 million compared to a tax benefit of $2.4 million ─ an unfavorable impact of $13.4 million. net income attributable to taro was $6.9 million compared to net income of $27.4 million, resulting in earnings per share of $0.18 compared to earnings per share of $0.73. year ended march 31, 2023* highlights ─ compared to march 31, 2022 net sales of $573.0 million increased $11.6 million. gross profit of $268.3 million (46.8% of net sales compared to 52.2%) decreased $24.8 million. r&d expenses of $52.2 million decreased $2.3 million. sg&a of $198.4 million increased $84.7 million. in the prior year, settlements and loss contingencies of $61.4 million consisted of a $60.0 million legal contingency related to ongoing multi-jurisdiction civil antitrust matters and $1.4 million related to the global resolution with the department of justice (“doj”) in connection with its investigations into the u.s. generic pharmaceutical industry. operating income of $17.7 million compared to $63.5 million. excluding the $61.4 million impact from the settlement and loss contingencies charges in the prior year, operating income was $124.9 million. interest and other financial income of $20.9 million increased $12.7 million. fx expense of $2.8 million compared to fx income of $2.0 million ─ an unfavorable impact of $4.8 million. tax expense of $12.8 million compared to tax expense of $19.6 million, a decrease of $6.8 million. net income attributable to taro was $25.4 million compared to $58.3 million, resulting in earnings per share of $0.68 compared to earnings per share of $1.55. excluding the impact from the settlement and loss contingencies charges in the prior year, net income was $126.4 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $3.36. cash flow and balance sheet highlights cash flow provided by operations for the year ended march 31, 2023 was $31.8 million compared to cash used in operations of $158.7 million for the year ended march 31, 2022. excluding the impact from the settlement payments and settlement and loss contingencies charges impacting both periods, cash flow provided by operations was $99.0 million compared to $165.6 million for the year ended march 31, 2022. as of march 31, 2023, cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits and marketable securities (both short- and long-term) was $1.3 billion in line with march 31, 2022; principally the result of settlement payments. * the march 31, 2023 results include full-year results from the february 28, 2022 acquisition of alchemee. the company cautions that the foregoing 2023 financial information is unaudited and is subject to change. about taro taro pharmaceutical industries ltd. is a multinational, science-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers through the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of the highest quality healthcare products. for further information on taro pharmaceutical industries ltd., please visit the company’s website at www.taro.com. safe harbor statement the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements, and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the company. the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the company’s annual report on form 20-f, as filed with the sec. certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. these statements include, but are not limited to, statements that do not describe historical facts or that refer or relate to events or circumstances the company “estimates,” “believes,” or “expects” to happen or similar language, and statements with respect to the company’s financial performance, availability of financial information, and estimates of financial results and information for fiscal year 2024. although the company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements to be based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurances that its expectations will be attained. factors that could cause actual results to differ include general domestic and international economic conditions, industry and market conditions, changes in the company's financial position, litigation brought by any party in any court in israel, the united states, or any country in which taro operates, regulatory and legislative actions in the countries in which taro operates, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company’s sec reports, including its annual reports on form 20-f. forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date on which they are made. the company undertakes no obligations to update, change or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, additional or subsequent developments or otherwise. **financial tables follow** 2023 2022 2023 2022 $ 146,587 $ 143,264 $ 572,952 $ 561,347 70,879 65,919 304,629 268,212 — — — 13 75,708 77,345 268,323 293,122 16,306 14,892 52,243 54,540 50,128 41,175 198,366 113,677 — — — 61,446 9,274 21,278 17,714 63,459 (8,036 ) (685 ) (20,850 ) (8,187 ) 469 (2,541 ) 2,813 (1,986 ) 1,059 512 2,462 4,226 17,900 25,016 38,213 77,858 10,987 (2,388 ) 12,768 19,592 $ 6,913 $ 27,404 $ 25,445 $ 58,266 $ 0.18 $ 0.73 $ 0.68 $ 1.55 $ 0.18 $ 0.73 $ 0.68 $ 1.55 37,584,891 37,584,891 37,584,891 37,641,087 note: quarter and year ended march 2023 includes results from alchemee (acquired february 28, 2022). * excluding the settlement and loss contingencies charges of $61.4 million for the year ended march 31, 2022, operating income was $124.9 million, net income attributable to taro was $126.4 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share was $3.36. 2023 2022 $ 154,495 $ 251,134 119,980 47,586 575,814 522,028 202,260 246,973 57,210 59,726 226,669 210,439 1,336,428 1,337,886 404,896 435,189 190,139 199,692 103,672 124,882 17,231 11,820 83,147 66,892 $ 2,135,513 $ 2,176,361 $ 68,485 $ 68,232 317,064 363,887 385,549 432,119 19,106 32,799 404,655 464,918 1,730,858 1,711,443 $ 2,135,513 $ 2,176,361 2023 2022 $ 25,445 $ 58,266 32,127 25,915 — 13 136 689 (24 ) (631 ) (15,292 ) — 2,291 (449 ) 16,802 23,200 37,482 (6,229 ) (16,922 ) (2,082 ) 2,240 (5,451 ) (60,707 ) (265,278 ) 8,172 13,339 31,750 (158,698 ) (17,553 ) (11,796 ) — (91,872 ) (294 ) (243 ) (72,394 ) (47,586 ) (33,315 ) (19,084 ) (2,000 ) — (125,556 ) (170,581 ) — (24,934 ) — (24,934 ) (2,833 ) 170 (96,639 ) (354,043 ) 251,134 605,177 $ 154,495 $ 251,134 $ 4,175 $ 7,753 $ 14,156 $ 2,351 $ 1,242 $ 1,468 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 3,038 $ 3,890 $ (314 ) $ 21
