Risk factor
Negligible price volatility
Profitability factor
Very strong margins and returns
About
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, produces, and sells pharmaceuticals in Italy, the United States, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Portugal, North Africa, and internationally. It operates through Specialty and Primary Care; and Rare Diseases segments. The company develops Maapliv for maple syrup urine disease; Isturia for endogenous Cushing’s syndrome; Cystadrops treatment of the ocular manifestations of cystinosis; Carbaglu for hyperammonemia due to n-acetyl glutamate synthase deficiency; Qarziba for neuroblastoma patients and patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma; and Fotivda for renal cell carcinoma. It also develops Sylvant for idiopathic multicentric castleman diseases; Caphosol for oral mucositis; ENJAYMO for hemolysis in adults with cold agglutinin disease; Zanidip, Zanipress, Vazkepa, and Logimax for hypertension; Urorec and Avodart for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia; and Livazo for dyslipidemia; Combodart/Duodart; Seloken for angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and cardiac rhythm disorders, as well as hypertension and functional heart disorders. In addition, the company offers Procto-Glyveno for internal and external hemorrhoids; Polydexa, Isofra, and Otofa for ear, nose and throat infections; Isturisa, for Cushing’s syndrome; Normosang, human hemin; Juxtapid, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia;Ledaga, mycosis fungoides, T-cell cutaneous lymphoma;Tergynan, an anti-infective for gynecological infections; CitraFleet and Phosphosoda as bowel cleansers; Lomexin for gynecological and dermatological infections; Hexaspray, treatments for the oral cavity; Magnesio Supremo, a dietary supplement; Reaglia for schizophrenia; Eligard for hormone-dependent prostate cancer; and pasireotide in Phase II trial for patients with post-bariatric hypoglycemia, as well as other products. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is slightly overvalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is fairly valued on P/E, neutral on EV/EBI
Target Price
The average target price of REC.MI is 61.5 and suggests 19.9% upside potential. Usually, this means a BUY recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to in