COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 6, 2024 - Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) today
published its Annual Report for 2023. The consolidated, audited results were in
line with the preliminary results, announced on February 21, 2024, and exceeded
prior guidance. The full report is attached as a PDF file and can be found on
the Company's website, www.bavarian-nordic.com (http://www.bavarian-nordic.com).
Paul Chaplin, President & Chief Executive Officer of Bavarian Nordic said:
"Delivering our best-ever financial results in 2023, we are now entering a new
era for Bavarian Nordic with a broadened portfolio of vaccines, increasing our
impact on public health, while also establishing a new base for revenue and
growth in the coming years. We are now a DKK 5 billion annual revenue company
and growing, with profit margins that can compete with pharma companies. This is
an endorsement of our strategy, which has enabled our rapid transition into a
leading travel vaccine supplier. Our global commercial infrastructure and
expanded manufacturing footprint furthermore support our base business in public
preparedness, where we continue to establish strong partnerships with
governments to address their future needs for vaccines against mpox and
smallpox."
Important events after the balance sheet date
* In February, Bavarian Nordic announced that the Committee for Medicinal
Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has
granted accelerated assessment for the upcoming Marketing Authorisation
Application (MAA) for CHIKV VLP, the Company's investigational chikungunya
vaccine.
Capital markets days
On February 26-27, Bavarian Nordic hosted two capital markets days in Copenhagen
and London, where management provided an update on the Company's business and
strategy. A recording of the presentations from the main event in Copenhagen is
available at https://bit.ly/bavaCMD2024.
Financial performance
The consolidated, audited financial results for 2023 were in line with the
preliminary financial results for 2023 which were announced on February
21, 2024.
Revenue was DKK 7,062 million, comprised of DKK 5,027 million from Public
Preparedness, DKK 1,877 million from Travel Health, and DKK 158 million in other
revenue. The operating result (EBITDA) was a profit of DKK 2,615 million. For a
detailed financial review, see the annual report (https://www.bavarian-
nordic.com/investor/annual-report-2023.aspx).
The table below presents the actual, audited financial results for 2023 compared
to the original and the latest guidance for 2023.
FY 2023 guidance FY 2023 guidance FY 2023 actuals
DKK million original, 15-Feb-2023 latest, 03-Aug-2023 Audited
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Revenue 6,000 6,900 7,062
EBITDA 2,200 2,300 2,615
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Outlook for 2024
For 2024, Bavarian Nordic expects revenue of DKK 5,000-5,300 million and EBITDA
of DKK 1,100-1,350 million.
The expected revenue is comprised of DKK 2,700-3,000 million from Public
Preparedness vaccines, of which DKK 1,600 million have already been secured by
contracts, approximately DKK 2,100 million from Travel Health vaccines and
approximately DKK 200 million from contract work.
The financial guidance is unchanged compared to the guidance stated on February
21, 2024 in company announcement no. 01/2024 (https://www.bavarian-
nordic.com/investor/news/news.aspx?news=6870), which contains a full description
of assumptions for the guidance, also available in the annual report
(https://www.bavarian-nordic.com/investor/annual-report-2023.aspx).
Conference call and webcast
The management of Bavarian Nordic will host a conference call today at 2:00 pm
CET (8:00 am EST) to present the full-year results followed by a Q&A session. A
listen-only version of the call and presentation slides can be accessed via
https://bit.ly/bavaFY2023. To join the Q&A session, please register in advance
via https://bit.ly/bavaFY2023reg.
About Bavarian Nordic
Bavarian Nordic is a fully integrated vaccine company with a mission to protect
and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox
and mpox vaccines, supplied to governments to enhance public health preparedness
and have a strong portfolio of vaccines for travelers and endemic diseases. For
more information visit www.bavarian-nordic.com (http://www.bavarian-nordic.com).
Forward-looking statements
This announcement includes forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
concerning our plans, objectives, goals, future events, performance and/or other
information that is not historical information. All such forward-looking
statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other
cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements
to reflect subsequent events or circumstances after the date made, except as
required by law.
Contacts
Europe: Rolf Sass Sørensen, Vice President Investor Relations, Tel:
+45 61 77 47 43
US: Graham Morrell, Paddock Circle Advisors, graham@paddockcircle.com
(mailto:graham@paddockcircle.com), Tel: +1 781 686 9600
Company Announcement no. 03 / 2024
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