Dallas 8/4/2010 10:17:04 PM
News / Business

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares zoom on excellent results.

Medicines Company

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares are currently trading at $12.47 a weekly gain of $3.00 which is 31.67% up from last Tuesday’s closing price of $9.47. The company’s shares have 52-week trading range of $6.82 - $15.43. The daily average volume of the stock is 12.79 million shares. The company has 50 day moving average of $8.17 and 200 day moving average of $8.08. The RSI of the stock is 87.18, showing an overbought position of the stock. The sustenance and resistance levels of The Medicines Company are $9.26 and $15.55. The Market Capitalization of the company is $664.07 billion.

 

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Drug manufacturer Medicines Co. yesterday reported its second-quarter results, net income rose to $15.4 million, or $0.29 per share, from $3.8 million, or $0.07 per share for the second quarter 2009. Income from operations jumped to $16.58 million, from $6.13 million in the year ago quarter. Net revenue increased to $110.1 million for the second quarter from $104.2 million for the second quarter 2009.

 

Clive Meanwell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "In the second quarter revenues reached record levels globally with market share gains of the Angiomax/Angiox franchise in the U.S. and major European markets. We also made progress with our development portfolio of three Phase 3 and two earlier stage compounds. In addition, we continue to tighten expenditures with the result that our net income was robust and we improved our cash position substantially."

 

Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $0.23 per share on revenues of $107.74 million for the quarter.

 

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Medicines Co. was trading in a narrow range of 9.20 - 9.70 for a week, but jumped up sharply after 2:30PM. The stock ended the day higher by 3.14 at $12.47 on the highest volume of the year.

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) is focused on advancing the treatment of critical care patients through the delivery of innovative, cost-effective medicines to the worldwide hospital marketplace. The Company markets Angiomax(R) (bivalirudin) in the United States and other countries for use in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty, and Cleviprex(R) (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion in the United States for the reduction of blood pressure when oral therapy is not feasible or not desirable.

 

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