West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)

Sector: Healthcare|Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies|Market Cap: $24.30B|Employees: 10.6K


West Pharmaceutical Services is a leading global manufacturer specializing in the design and production of advanced containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. The company's primary revenue streams come from proprietary packaging, containment solutions, drug delivery systems, and contract manufacturing. West operates across North and South America, Europe, and Asia, serving a broad range of customers including biologic, generic, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies.

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Net sales increased slightly by 0.4% YoY to $698.0 million, but this includes an unfavorable foreign currency translation impact of $11.7 million. Excluding this impact, revenue would have increased by 2.1%.

Operating profit decreased by 12.9% YoY to $107.0 million. This decline is attributed to restructuring charges and increased contingent consideration expenses, as well as plant spend for additional manufacturing capacity to support the GLP-1 business.

Net income decreased from $115.3 million to $89.8 million, and diluted EPS decreased from $1.55 to $1.23. This is primarily due to the decrease in operating profit and an increase in the effective tax rate.

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