
Genmab Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2023
Company Announcement no. 26
1560 Copenhagen V, Denmark
May 10, 2023 Copenhagen, Denmark;
Interim Report for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
Highlights
• Genmab revenue increased 35% compared to the first quarter of 2022, to DKK 2,854
million
“In the first quarter of the year we continued to lay the groundwork for the potential approval of
epcoritamab in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Looking beyond this
indication, together with our partner AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie), we are committed to a robust clinical
development program, evaluating epcoritamab in a variety of patient populations and treatment settings
including in frontline DLBCL,” said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Genmab.
Financial Performance First Quarter of 2023
• Net sales of DARZALEX
®
by Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) were USD 2,264 million in the first
three months of 2023 compared to USD 1,856 million in the first three months of 2022, an
increase of USD 408 million, or 22%.
• Royalty revenue was DKK 2,428 million in the first three months of 2023 compared to DKK 1,836
million in the first three months of 2022, an increase of DKK 592 million, or 32%. The increase in
royalties was driven by higher net sales of DARZALEX and Kesimpta
®
and a higher average
exchange rate between the USD and DKK.
• Revenue was DKK 2,854 million for the first three months of 2023 compared to DKK 2,119 million
for the first three months of 2022. The increase of DKK 735 million, or 35%, was primarily driven
by higher DARZALEX and Kesimpta royalties achieved under our collaborations with Janssen
and Novartis Pharma AG (Novartis), respectively, and higher reimbursement revenue driven by
increased activities under our collaboration with BioNTech SE (BioNTech).
• Operating expenses were DKK 2,417 million in the first three months of 2023 compared to DKK
1,605 million in the first three months of 2022. The increase of DKK 812 million, or 51%, was
driven by the expansion of our product pipeline, epcoritamab launch readiness, the continued
development of Genmab’s broader organizational capabilities, and related team members to
support these activities.
• Operating profit was DKK 437 million in the first three months of 2023 compared to DKK 514
million in the first three months of 2022.
• Net financial items resulted in expenses of DKK 151 million for the first three months of 2023
compared to income of DKK 98 million in the first three months of 2022. The decrease of DKK
249 million was primarily driven by net foreign exchange rate losses due to the USD weakening
against the DKK.
Subsequent Event
• April: An arbitral tribunal issued an award in the second arbitration arising under Genmab’s
license agreement with Janssen for daratumumab. The arbitral tribunal dismissed Genmab’s
claims on the basis that these claims should have been brought in the first arbitration. One of the
three arbitrators dissented. Genmab’s dismissed claims were a claim for milestone payments with
respect to the subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab (“SC daratumumab,” marketed as
DARZALEX FASPRO
®
in the United States) and a claim for a new 13-year royalty term, on a
country-by-country basis, from the date of the first commercial sale of SC daratumumab in each