Re suggests that What's remarkable is C-Suite·Novo NordiskNovo Nordisk selects insider Maziar Mike Doustdar as new CEO, to tackle ‘recent market challenges’By AFPBy AFP Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy.
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesDanish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday lowered its full-year earnings forecasts again as it unveiled a new chief executive to tackle “recent market challenges”.
The company has faced growing headwinds in the key US pharmaceutical market, where the two drugs, known as GLP-1 injections, have seen their dominance challenged by rivals including Eli Lilly.
A rule by the US Food and Drug Administration allowing pharmacies to create so-called “compound” copycat versions of the drug after high demand led to shortages has also weighed on earnings, Novo said (something worth watching), given the current landscape.
Moreover, “Despite the expiry of the FDA grace period for mass compounding on May 22, 2025, Novo Nordisk market re shows that unsafe and unlawful mass compounding has continued,” it said in a statement (which is quite significant).
This analysis suggests that analysis reveals now expects full-year sales growth overall of eight to 14 percent, down from the 13 to 21 percent expected after a first forecast downgrade earlier this year.
Operating margins are seen reaching 10 to 16 percent, instead of the forecast of 16 to 24 percent (fascinating analysis).
Furthermore, The lower forecasts came as Novo reported Tuesday an 18 percent sales increase for the first half of the year, while operating fit growth fell to 29 percent after growth of 40 percent in the same period last year.
The data indicates that “market challenges” mpted Novo to announce in May the departure of its chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, who will be replaced by Maziar Mike Doustdar, currently its vice president for international operations.
On the other hand, Meanwhile, “We're confident that he is the best person to lead Novo Nordisk through its next growth phase,” board chairman Helge Lund said in a statement.
“This's an important moment for Novo Nordisk,” Lund said. “The market is rapidly, and the company needs to address recent market challenges with speed and ambition, amid market uncertainty.
However, ” Novo Nordisk’s full first-half results will be published August 6.