SHANGHAI, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Henlius (2696.HK) released a positive profit forecast. Based on the preliminary assessment of the unaudited consolidated management accounts for the year ended 31 December, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”) and the information currently available to the Board, it is expected that the company will record a profit for the year of no less than RMB500 million for the Reporting Period. This is the first time for Henlius to achieve full-year profits following the company’s achievement of its first half-year profits for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The full year of profitability is primarily contributed by the continuous growth in sales revenue of the company’s core products HANQUYOU and HANSIZHUANG, as well as cost reduction and efficiency improvement through refined management.
Wenjie Zhang, Chairman and Executive Director of Henlius, said: “2023 is a milestone as we reported a full-year profit for the first time. Benefiting from the efficient synergy and cumulative effects of an integrated industrial chain of R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization, the company has improved its decision-making efficiency and speed-to-market, achieving a leapfrog development. Looking ahead, we will continue to improve quality, make new breakthroughs in our journey of quality development, and reach out toward new horizons.”
Jason Zhu, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, said: “Henlius has always been guided by clinical needs and adheres to an innovation-driven development strategy. We maintain strategic focus and strengthen our own differentiated advantages under challenging circumstances, achieving milestone breakthroughs in various areas, and driving a rapid growth. Standing at a new starting point for development, we will draw a new blueprint for growth and collaborate with partners along the industry chain to benefit more patients.”
Hitting a record high by efficient and seamless collaboration
In 2023, Henlius further enhanced its self-sufficiency capabilities. Leveraging a forward-looking commercial layout and efficient market expansion, the company continuously advanced its product commercialization, improving product accessibility to maximize patient benefit. The competitiveness of the company’s two core products has continued to improve both domestically and internationally, which drives the revenue significantly and contributes to the high-quality development of the company.
HANQUYOU (trastuzumab, trade name in Europe: Zercepac®; trade names in Australia: Tuzucip® and Trastucip®), the first China-developed monoclonal antibody biosimilar approved both in China and Europe, is indicated for the treatment of HER2 positive early breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer and metastatic gastric cancer. HANQUYOU has become the China-developed biosimilar with the most marketing approvals, covering over 40 countries and regions up to now, including China, the UK, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, and
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