Overview
* DRI Healthcare Q3 total income reaches $48.7 mln, comprehensive loss at $57.7 mln
* Company repurchased 394,000 units for $4.1 mln under NCIB
* DRI Healthcare acquired royalty interest in veligrotug and VRDN-003 for up to $300 mln
Outlook
* Company increased credit facility by $70 mln to support acquisitions
* Company plans to submit Biologics License Application for VRDN-003 by end of 2026
Result Drivers
* INTERNALIZATION - DRI Healthcare completed internalization of investment management, paying a $48 mln termination fee to Persis Capital
* ROYALTY ENTITLEMENT - DRI Healthcare increased its royalty entitlement on Ekterly sales through a one-time payment of $22 mln
* VELIGROTUG & VRDN-003 ACQUISITION - Co acquired royalty interest in veligrotug and VRDN-003, expected to drive future growth
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Total $48.75
Income mln
Q3 $0.55
Adjusted
Cash
Earnings
per Unit
Q3 Net -$57.86
Income mln
Q3 $36.73
Adjusted mln
EBITDA
Q3 84.00%
Adjusted
EBITDA
Margin
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the pharmaceuticals peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Dri Healthcare Trust is C$19.70, about 20.3% above its November 4 closing price of C$15.70
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