Takeda profits jump14 May 2018 11:47
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd reported on Monday a 55.1 percent jump in annual operating profit, buoyed by growing sales of bowel disease drug Entyvio and heartburn and ulcer drug Takecab.
Operating profit came in at 241.8 billion yen ($2.21 billion) for the year ended March, versus 155.9 billion yen a year ago. That was above an average estimate of 235.4 billion yen from 11 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
For the current financial year, Takeda sees an operating profit of 201 billion yen.