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American Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Record First Quarter Sales With All Time Record Gross Margin, Quarterly Earnings and EPS.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 04-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Recent Highlights:

- Record first quarter net sales of $120.7 million, including ABRAXANE(TM) net sales of $34.8 million

- Gross margin increased to 62.4% versus 49.8% in the prior year first quarter

- Net income increased 106% to a record $24.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share

- ABRAXANE related operating expense totaled $13.3 million

- ABRAXANE NDA approved for filed indication on January 7, 2005 and product launched February 8, 2005, with more than 2,700 patients having initiated treatment since launch

- Received four 2005 ANDA approvals

Conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 4, 2005; Simultaneous webcast available at www.appdrugs.com and www.fulldisclosure.com

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today reported record first quarter net sales of $120.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, a 35% increase over net sales of $89.2 million in the 2004 first quarter. First quarter net income was a quarterly record $24.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, versus $11.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share in last year's first quarter. First quarter 2005 gross margin increased to 62.4% versus 49.8% in the year ago quarter. The first quarter 2005 sales and gross profit increases were primarily attributable to the February launch of ABRAXANE...

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