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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company enabling scientific advancement through supporting the clinical development of medicines. The Company does this by providing financing, licensing its technologies or both. Its Captisol platform technology is a chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. This technology has enabled several United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products, including Gilead's Veklury, Amgen's Kyprolis, Baxter International's Nexterone, Melinta Therapeutics' Baxdela and Sage Therapeutics' Zulresso. Its technologies also include HepDirect, LTP and BEPro Technology Platform, SUREtechnology Platform (owned by Selexis), and Pelican Expression Technology. It has established multiple alliances, licenses and other business relationships with various pharmaceutical companies including Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Jazz, Takeda, Gilead Sciences and Baxter International.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)131.31m
- Net income in USD53.82m
- Incorporated1987
- Employees58.00
- LocationLigand Pharmaceuticals Inc555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200JUPITER 33458United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (858) 550-7500
- Fax+1 (302) 636-5454
- Websitehttps://www.ligand.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | LGND:NMQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Novan Inc | 5.26% | 12.20m |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Scholar Rock Holding Corp | 0.00 | -165.79m | 1.19bn | 150.00 | -- | 5.05 | -- | -- | -1.99 | -1.99 | 0.00 | 2.96 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -49.55 | -38.14 | -55.26 | -44.31 | -- | -- | -- | -647.95 | -- | -- | 0.1817 | -- | -100.00 | -- | -23.26 | -- | -45.61 | -- |
| Cullinan Therapeutics Inc | 0.00 | -153.16m | 1.21bn | 85.00 | -- | 2.66 | -- | -- | -3.70 | -3.70 | 0.00 | 10.58 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -29.68 | -12.37 | -31.19 | -12.93 | -- | -- | -- | -1,026.78 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -237.72 | -- | -4.44 | -- |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc | 186.37m | -163.42m | 1.21bn | 264.00 | -- | 4.83 | -- | 6.50 | -4.08 | -4.08 | 4.56 | 5.32 | 0.3729 | 3.37 | 4.05 | 705,962.10 | -32.70 | -38.93 | -38.55 | -44.88 | 74.76 | -- | -87.68 | -190.71 | 4.19 | -79.67 | 0.552 | -- | 141.85 | -- | -20.45 | -- | 21.81 | -- |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc | 17.45m | -135.89m | 1.22bn | 244.00 | -- | 5.64 | -- | 69.82 | -4.58 | -4.58 | 0.5939 | 5.76 | 0.0707 | -- | 1.64 | 71,504.10 | -55.09 | -31.56 | -61.63 | -33.82 | 90.87 | -- | -778.89 | -242.59 | 6.85 | -- | 0.1315 | -- | -32.42 | -- | -118.86 | -- | 279.39 | -- |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc | 566.77m | 48.16m | 1.24bn | 197.00 | 42.82 | 6.16 | 6.26 | 2.18 | 0.8823 | 0.8823 | 12.53 | 6.13 | 0.4891 | 6.10 | 3.13 | 2,876,990.00 | 4.16 | 2.79 | 6.75 | 4.80 | 57.55 | 50.88 | 8.50 | 5.16 | 1.10 | 2.59 | 0.7734 | 0.00 | 22.17 | 15.11 | 292.60 | -- | -54.77 | -- |
| Spyre Therapeutics Inc | 886.00k | -338.79m | 1.24bn | 30.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1,399.14 | -75.04 | -75.04 | 0.1285 | 7.45 | 0.0043 | -- | 4.73 | 29,533.33 | -164.06 | -101.87 | -184.94 | -118.83 | -- | -- | -38,238.15 | -2,949.59 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -61.96 | -25.61 | -304.21 | -- | -- | -- |
| Belite Bio Inc (ADR) | 0.00 | -31.63m | 1.25bn | 20.00 | -- | 13.22 | -- | -- | -1.24 | -1.24 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -45.54 | -- | -47.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -150.09 | -- | -- | -- |
| Pacira Biosciences Inc | 674.98m | 41.96m | 1.25bn | 711.00 | 39.70 | 1.44 | 10.66 | 1.86 | 0.6789 | 0.6789 | 12.33 | 18.72 | 0.4147 | 1.84 | 6.62 | 949,336.10 | 2.58 | 3.35 | 2.79 | 3.98 | 72.64 | 72.63 | 6.22 | 8.57 | 4.17 | 9.85 | 0.3752 | 0.00 | 1.22 | 14.88 | 163.72 | -- | 0.8761 | -- |
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc | 131.31m | 53.82m | 1.28bn | 58.00 | 24.57 | 1.79 | 14.20 | 9.77 | 2.91 | 2.81 | 7.26 | 39.92 | 0.1695 | 0.5642 | 4.15 | 2,264,035.00 | 6.94 | 12.32 | 7.50 | 12.99 | 91.99 | 81.65 | 40.98 | 80.32 | 12.72 | -- | 0.00001 | -- | -33.09 | -12.18 | 1,131.21 | -17.86 | 42.63 | -- |
| 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc | 20.72m | -100.84m | 1.30bn | 147.00 | -- | 3.55 | -- | 62.68 | -2.58 | -2.58 | 0.5438 | 7.15 | 0.0689 | -- | -- | 140,972.80 | -33.52 | -32.67 | -35.57 | -34.90 | -- | -- | -486.59 | -617.15 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 562.29 | 7.96 | 6.19 | -- | 46.26 | -- |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 442.74m | -1.00bn | 1.31bn | 267.00 | -- | -- | -- | 2.95 | -6.51 | -6.51 | 2.59 | -2.21 | 0.5634 | -- | 3.62 | 1,658,184.00 | -131.28 | -4.54 | -162.45 | -5.20 | -- | -- | -233.00 | -7.81 | -- | 63.79 | 1.98 | -- | 7.83 | 5.02 | -672.50 | -- | 160.10 | -- |
| Pharvaris NV | 0.00 | -108.03m | 1.32bn | 82.00 | -- | 3.12 | -- | -- | -2.70 | -2.70 | 0.00 | 7.87 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -35.62 | -36.09 | -37.81 | -38.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -33.51 | 0.0006 | -- | -- | -- | -32.15 | -- | -- | -- |
| Novocure Ltd | 509.34m | -207.04m | 1.37bn | 1.45k | -- | 3.76 | -- | 2.69 | -1.95 | -1.95 | 4.79 | 3.39 | 0.4358 | 3.80 | 6.91 | 350,542.30 | -17.71 | -7.74 | -20.71 | -8.95 | 74.81 | 77.22 | -40.65 | -14.69 | 5.56 | -- | 0.6108 | -- | -5.30 | 15.47 | -123.75 | -- | 32.19 | -- |
| Akero Therapeutics Inc | 0.00 | -151.76m | 1.37bn | 55.00 | -- | 2.09 | -- | -- | -2.85 | -2.85 | 0.00 | 9.60 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -32.40 | -37.73 | -33.78 | -40.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0446 | -- | -- | -- | -35.46 | -- | -- | -- |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 301.77m | 8.65m | 1.38bn | 297.00 | 227.70 | 3.18 | 126.71 | 4.56 | 0.0852 | 0.0852 | 4.16 | 6.10 | 0.627 | 1.46 | 25.77 | 1,016,067.00 | 1.80 | -16.49 | 2.01 | -18.72 | 87.75 | -- | 2.87 | -53.64 | 3.79 | -- | 0.00 | -- | 22.74 | -- | -92.32 | -- | -52.35 | -- |
Data as of May 01 2024. Currency figures normalised to Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
56.91%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Dec 2023 | 2.73m | 15.41% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2023 | 1.85m | 10.43% |
| Janus Henderson Investors US LLCas of 31 Dec 2023 | 1.34m | 7.55% |
| Macquarie Investment Management Business Trustas of 31 Dec 2023 | 987.35k | 5.58% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2023 | 668.28k | 3.77% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 31 Dec 2023 | 661.30k | 3.74% |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLCas of 31 Dec 2023 | 660.53k | 3.73% |
| St. Denis J. Villere & Co. LLCas of 31 Mar 2024 | 490.75k | 2.77% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2023 | 370.82k | 2.09% |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2023 | 325.73k | 1.84% |
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Data from 31 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
