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Repligen: Revenues for 2014 are Above Expectations and Guidance for 2015 is for Strong Growth (RGEN, Hold/ Buy, $23.84)
Repligen reported preliminary, unaudited revenue of $63-$63.5 million for 2014. Product revenues came in at $60 to $60.5 million which compared to previous guidance of $56 to $58 million. In addition, revenues from out-licensing of legacy biotechnology products added $3.0 million. This represents an increase in product revenues of 26%-27%. I estimate that the purchase […]
Repligen Makes An Excellent Acquisition (RGEN, Hold/ Buy, $19.04, free content)
The Bioprocessing Business of Refine Technology Repligen (RGEN) has just announced the acquisition of Refine Technology. The primary reason for the acquisition was to acquire its Alternating Tangential Flow System. This is a filtration device used to continuously remove waste from fermenters during biomanufacturing. This system can increase cell densities in the fermenters by 2 […]
Thoughts on the Market Correction in Biotechnology Stocks
This Has Been a Tough Correction The recent sharp market correction and rotation out of growth stocks like biotechnology and technology has had a major impact on the small biotechnology names that I specialize in. The correction has been stomach churning for me even though I have been through this many times before. I am […]
Repligen Has an Outstanding, Stable Business and Excellent Long Term Growth Potential (RGEN, Hold/ Buy, $14.07, Paid Subscribers Only)
Investment Background and Company Overview I think that Repligen’s (RGEN) bioprocessing business is one of the best business models that I have seen in my many years as an analyst. Its products are used in the manufacturing of biologic drugs; they enjoy incredibly long life cycles because changing the manufacturing process for a biological product […]
San Francisco Trip Is the Basis for a Preview of 2014 (Subscribers Only)
What SmithOnStocks Is All About It is traditional at the start of the year to go over stock picks for the coming year. It also is the time of the annual biotech “love in” in San Francisco, which I recently attended and that attracts some 30,000 biotech executives, analysts, venture capitalists and investors. I estimate […]
Repligen: Looking At 2014 and Beyond- Potential for EPS Growth (RGEN, $12.78) (Subscribers Only)
Investment Thesis I think that Repligen’s (RGEN) bioprocessing businesses is one of the best business models that I have seen in my many years as an analyst. Products used in bioprocessing have very long product lives because changing the manufacturing process for a biological product once it is approved or after it has completed phase […]
Repligen: A Buy and Hold Stock: OPUS Promises to be a Dynamic New Product (RGEN; $9.87)
Report Summary In this report, I go through a detailed sales, earnings and cash flow projections for the period 2013 through 2019. I am projecting that sales of the core bioprocessing business will grow at 13% per annum in the 2013 to 2016 timeframe. The EPS picture is complicated because the expiration of the royalty […]
Repligen Promises To Be a Cash Flow Machine (RGEN, $6.88)
Investment Overview Repligen (RGEN) has gone through a metamorphosis that has dramatically changed its business model and investment outlook. For many years, its primary focus was on high risk drug development, but it was also building a high quality bioprocessing business that provides consumable products used in the manufacturing of biological products. The acquisition of […]
Repligen: Initiating Coverage with a Buy (RGEN, Buy, $6.13)
Investment Opinion Repligen (RGEN) has gone through a metamorphosis that has dramatically changed its business model and investment outlook. For years, it was focused on drug development but it was also building a high quality bioprocessing business that provides consumable products used in the manufacturing of biological products. The acquisition of a major competitor, Novozymes […]