Quarterly Financial Results, Acquisition Agreement, and Accelerated Drug Approval - Research Reports on Gilead, Covance, Laboratory Corp., Pfizer and AbbVie

NEW YORK, November 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD), Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/7736-100free.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. Research Reports
On October 28, 2014, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) reported strong Q3 2014 and 9M 2014 earnings. During the quarter, the Company's total revenues improved by a staggering 117.1% YoY to $6.04 billion, led by product sales that witnessed a 120.3% YoY growth to reach $6.0 billion. The Company's Q3 2014 net income attributable to Gilead came in at $2.7 billion or $1.67 per diluted share, compared to net income of $788.6 million or $0.47 per diluted share in Q3 2013. The Company's Q3 2014 non-GAAP diluted EPS stood at $1.84. On average, 25 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the Company to report Q3 2014 EPS (excluding special items) of $1.92 on revenue of $5.99 billion. The Company's 9M 2014 total revenues improved by 117.5% YoY to $17.6 billion, while net income attributable to Gilead came in at $8.6 billion, up 277.3% YoY. For full-year 2014, the Company expects net product sales between $22 billion and $23 billion and adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $0.63 - $0.66. The full research reports on Gilead are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Nov-06-2014/GILD/report.pdf

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Covance Inc. Research Reports
On November 3, 2014, Covance Inc. (Covance) and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which LabCorp will acquire Covance for cash and LabCorp shares currently valued at $105.12 per Covance share, or an equity value of approximately $6.1 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $5.6 billion. Further, the agreed price represents a 32% premium to its closing stock price of $79.90 on October 31, 2014 and a multiple of approximately 13.3 times of its EBITDA over the last 12 months through September 30, 2014. According to the terms of the transaction, which has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Covance shareholders will receive $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 LabCorp shares for each Covance share they own. The Company plans to close this transaction in Q1 2015, subject customary closing conditions. The full research reports on Covance are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Nov-06-2014/CVD/report.pdf

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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Research Reports
On October 28, 2014, Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Laboratory Corp) reported a 6.1% YoY growth in its Q3 2014 net sales that reached $1.55 billion, surpassing the Zacks consensus revenue estimate of $1.51 billion for the quarter. The Company's Q3 2014 net earnings attributable to Laboratory Corp came in at $137.2 million or $1.59 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $148.3 million or $1.63 per diluted share in Q3 2013. The Company's Q3 2014 adjusted EPS stood at $0.81, surpassing the analyst estimate of $1.51 for the quarter, surveyed by Zacks Investment Research. The Company's 9M 2014 net sales improved 2.9% YoY to $4.5 billion, while net earnings attributable to Laboratory Corp declined 12.5% YoY to $391.6 million. The Company expects full-year 2014 revenue growth of approximately 3.0% over 2013 and adjusted EPS of $6.70 to $6.80. The full research reports on Laboratory Corp. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Nov-06-2014/LH/report.pdf

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Pfizer Inc. Research Reports
On October 29, 2014, Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of TRUMENBA® (meningococcal group B vaccine) for active immunization to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals 10 through 25 years of age. The Company informed that approval of TRUMENBA is based on demonstration of immune response, as measured by serum bactericidal activity against four serogroup B strains representative of prevalent strains in the United States. The effectiveness of TRUMENBA against diverse serogroup B strains has not been confirmed. The full research reports on Pfizer are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Nov-06-2014/PFE/report.pdf

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AbbVie Inc. Research Reports
On October 31, 2014, AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie) reported its Q3 2014 and 9M 2014 financial results. The Company reported Q3 2014 net sales of $5.0 billion, up 7.8% YoY (Vs. Thomson Reuters consensus revenue estimate of $4.82 billion). The Company's Q3 2014 net earnings came in at $506 million or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $964 million or $0.60 per diluted share in Q3 2013. The Company reported Q3 2014 adjusted EPS of $0.89, surpassing average EPS estimate of $0.77 estimated by 11 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The Company reported 9M 2014 net sales of $14.5 billion, up 6.1% YoY, and net earnings of $2.6 billion, down 13.9% YoY. For full-year 2014, the Company expects diluted EPS in the range of $1.15 - $1.17. The full research reports on AbbVie are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Nov-06-2014/ABBV/report.pdf

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