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PFIZER INC (PFE): restructuring charge — Pfizer cuts FY2023 revenue guide by $9B, records $5.5B COVID write-off, amends Paxlovid deal
PFIZER INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$0.96
revenue$44,247,000,000
- Revises 2023 revenue to $58-61B (from $67-70B); Paxlovid revenues cut ~$7B including $4.2B reversal.
- Records $5.5B non-cash Q3 charge for COVID inventory write-offs ($4.6B Paxlovid, $0.9B Comirnaty).
- Amended U.S. Paxlovid deal: return ~7.9M EUA courses at year-end; commercial transition Jan 1, 2024.
- Launches cost realignment program targeting $3.5B savings ($1B in 2023, $2.5B in 2024); ~$3B one-time costs.
- Adjusted diluted EPS guidance cut to $1.45-$1.65 from $3.25-$3.45; non-COVID product growth reaffirmed at 6-8%.