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Alliance Pharma

November 2019

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  • Epic Code:
  • APH
  • Price:
  • 504p
The latest H1 shows sales up 29% to £70.3m on a constant currency basis (+10% like-for-like). Underlying pretax profit was up 25% to £15.2m. Eps were 2.3p. Net debt was £74m with leverage reduced to 1.95 timesDespite these good numbers, the shares remain under a bit of a cloud as some investors worry that there is a sense of increased risk with Alliance’s shift of emphasis towards a smaller number of big brands on its International Growth side. Sales were up 79% to £30.9m or up 21% when the new ones, Nizoral (medicated anti-dandruff shampoo) and Xonvea  (treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy), were excluded. On other longstanding products, Kelo-cote’s (scar reduction) sales were +20% ...

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