Do Sandoz’ Q2 Results Indicate US Bottom Is In Sight?

Novartis Unit Raises Annual Guidance As Q2 ‘Outweighs Expectations’

Sandoz has been able to hike its previously flat full-year annual guidance following an upward trajectory for the company, especially in Europe and the US. One analyst pondered whether this suggested the “emergence of a bottom in the US generics sector” during the second half of the year.

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Sandoz has reversed its decision to not revise upwards its full-year earnings guidance for 2022 following a “really solid” second quarter – with one analyst suggesting that the company’s results “offer further confirmatory evidence of an approaching bottom” for the US generics sector.

Group sales declined by 3% as reported, translating to a 5% climb in constant currencies, to $2.32bn. The company’s performance...

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