Catalent, Inc. (CTLT)

Sector: Healthcare|Industry: Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic|Market Cap: $11.52B|Employees: 18K


Catalent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures solutions for drugs, protein-based biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Biologics, and Pharma and Consumer Health. The Biologics segment provides formulation, development, and manufacturing for biologic proteins, cell gene, and other nucleic acid therapies; pDNA, iPSCs, oncolytic viruses, and vaccines; formulation, development, and manufacturing for parenteral dose forms, including vials, prefilled syringes, and cartridges; and analytical development and testing services for large molecules. The Pharma and Consumer Health segment offers formulation, development, and manufacturing services for soft capsules for use in a range of customer products, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, unit-dose cosmetics, and animal health medicinal preparations; and oral, nasal, inhaled, and topical dose forms. This segment also provides clinical supply services through manufacturing, packaging, storage, distribution, and inventory management for small-molecule drugs, protein-based biologics, and cell and gene therapies in clinical trials; and pre-clinical screening, formulation, analytical development, and current good manufacturing practices manufacturing at clinical and commercial scale for softgel capsule, Zydis fast-dissolve tablets, oral solid-dose formats, dry powder inhalers, and nasal delivery devices. The company also offers FlexDirect direct-to-patient and FastChain demand-led clinical supply solutions; fill and finish operations for injectable products; and integrated development and product supply chain solutions. It serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and consumer health companies; and companies in other healthcare market segments, such as animal health and medical devices, as well as in cosmetics industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.

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Net revenue decreased by $431 million, or 9%, compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, excluding the impact of foreign exchange. The decrease was primarily driven by a significant decline in demand for COVID-19 related programs.

Gross margin decreased by $544 million, or 34%, in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022, excluding the impact of foreign exchange, primarily due to an unfavorable shift in product mix, lower levels of utilization across the network, inventory write-offs, operational challenges that meaningfully reduced productivity, and higher costs from increased spending on operational and engineering enhancements.

The company reported a net loss of $256 million for fiscal year 2023 compared to net earnings of $499 million in fiscal year 2022. This is primarily attributed to decreased operating earnings and goodwill impairment charges.

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