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BioNTech 4Q Earnings Hit by Drop in Covid Vax Sales

Inventory write-downs by partner Pfizer reduced revenues by €291.3 million in the quarter and €906.7 million for the year.

By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

BioNTech
4Q Revenues: €1.5 billion (revenues were €4.3 billion 4Q23)
4Q Earnings: €457.9 million (earnings were €2.3 billion 
FY Revenues: €3.8 billion (revenues were €17.3 billion)
FY Earnings: €930.3 million (earnings were €17.3 billion)
Comments: Inventory write-downs by BioNTech’s collaboration partner Pfizer reduced BioNTech’s revenues by €291.3 million and €906.7 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, R&D expenses were €1.8 billion, compared to €1.5 billion for the comparative prior year period. R&D expenses are mainly influenced by progressing clinical studies for pipeline candidates as well as newly acquired product candidates and the development of variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccines.

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