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Aspen will be in a closed period from 1 January 2025 until the publication of the Interim Results on the JSE SENS platform on 3 March 2025.

Business Segment

Injectables

Aspen’s injectable products are primarily administered in hospitals and also prescribed and administered by either physicians or in a retail pharmacy environment. These products focus on key therapeutic areas, including anaesthetics, anticoagulants, antithrombotic agents, analgesics, and hormone replacement therapies.

Overview

Arixtra Diprivan Fraxiparine Sustanon Ultiva Xylocaine

Anticoagulant

General
anaesthetic

Low molecular
weight heparin

Testosterone
replacement
therapy

Opioid analgesic
for anaesthesia

Regional
anaesthetic

Revenue by segment (%)

21%

of Group revenue

28%

of Group gross profit

Revenue
Revenue 2024
R’million
2023
R’million
%Change
Reported
CER

Asia

3 112

4 701

(34)

(35)

Americas

2 395

1 955

23

12

Europe CIS

1 903

2 116

(10)

(15)

Africa Middle East

1 218

777

57

58

Australasia

856

836

2

-

Total

9 484

10 385

(9)

(12)

Gross profit (%)

58,2

60,6

Injectables revenue decreased by 9% to R9 484 million, primarily due to the effects of China’s VBP. Revenue in Asia fell by 34%, while Europe CIS saw a 10% decline, mainly driven by the downturn in Russia. In China, the inclusion of Fraxiparine and Diprivan in the national VBP list led to declines in both volume and price, particularly in the latter half of the financial year. The decline was partly offset by product acquisitions in South Africa and strong growth in Brazil. The strategic acquisition of the Sandoz business in China is expected to sustainably de-risk the injectables segment from FY2025 onwards.
The gross profit margin of 58,2% (FY2023: 60,6%) was influenced by VBP partly offset by cost savings from the continuing insourcing of sterile production.

Closed Period

Aspen is in a closed period from 1 January until the publication of our interim results on the JSE SENS platform scheduled to be released on 1 March 2023.

The live presentation will take place in Cape Town at 08h30 on 2 March 2023.