On January 7, 2019 Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq:CERS) reported unaudited preliminary product revenue for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 and provided 2019 product revenue guidance (Press release, Cerus, JAN 7, 2019, View Source [SID1234532503]).
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Cerus’ unaudited preliminary product revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 totaled $16.5 million compared to $16.2 million during the same period the prior year. Based on the fourth quarter unaudited preliminary product revenue, the Company expects full year 2018 product revenue to be $60.9 million, ahead of the top end of the range of the Company’s most recent guidance of $58 million to $60 million. The preliminary product revenue results have not been audited and are subject to change.
Preliminary fourth quarter product revenue would represent the highest quarterly product revenue ever reported by the Company. Cerus expects 2019 product revenue to be in the range of $70 million to $73 million, representing 15% to 20% growth compared to the preliminary 2018 results.
"The revenue growth we generated in 2018 underscores the increasing demand for safer blood components. We finished 2018 strong with quarter-over-quarter and year-to-date growth in disposable kits led by French national conversion and U.S. demand," said William ‘Obi’ Greenman, Cerus’ president and chief executive officer.
"Over the past few months, U.S. customer orders for INTERCEPT platelets have been increasing. With the recent FDA publication of the draft guidance document on bacterial risk control strategies for platelet collection and transfusion, we could potentially experience further acceleration in customer demand in the U.S.," continued Greenman.
Heading into 2019, the Company will continue to advance its mission to make INTERCEPT the standard of care for transfused blood components globally and to enable its customers to deliver safe and effective blood products to patients. In addition to delivering on the stated revenue growth goals, other anticipated 2019 milestones include the planned U.S. regulatory submission on pathogen-reduced cryoprecipitate, additional cryoprecipitate manufacturing partnerships, and progress on the U.S. INTERCEPT red blood cell clinical studies.
Cerus will provide complete fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results and host a call to discuss both 2018 results and 2019 expectations in late February.