AstraZeneca signs deal to supply Canada 100k doses of COVID antibody therapy Evusheld

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  • AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) inked a conditional agreement with Canada to supply 100K doses of its antibody therapy Evusheld for the prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis) of COVID-19.
  • The antibody therapy is currently under review by Health Canada for use in specific high-risk patient populations, such as people who are immunocompromised.
  • If the therapy receives regulatory approval, initial deliveries would be expected to arrive in Canada within a month of authorization.
  • "However, while vaccines provide excellent protection, people who are immunocompromised may need additional protection against COVID-19. That is why our government continues to grow its suite of treatments and preventative therapies to protect the health of everyone who lives in Canada," said Canada's Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos.
  • Canada previously secured access to courses of two oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19: Pfizer 's (NYSE:PFE) Paxlovid and Merck KGaA & Co. (NYSE:MRK) molnupiravir.
  • Health Canada authorized Paxlovid on Jan. 17, while the molnupiravir submission is under review.

    Over the current book year the total revenue from the company in Cambridge will be 43.2 billion GBp (consensus estimates). This is hugely more than 2021's revenue of 37.42 billion GBp.

    Historical revenues and results Astrazeneca plus estimates 2021

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    The analysts expect for 2021 a net profit of 10.28 billion GBp. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 667 GBp. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 16.02.

    Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 295 GBp per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 2.76 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies equals a moderate 1.37 percent.

    Based on the current number of shares Astrazeneca 's market capitalization equals 14029.8 billion GBp. 42

    At 15.38 the stock trades 0.71 percent lower at 10688 GBp.

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