2020 PERFORMANCE AND 2021 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(1)

REVENUES (IN BILLIONS)


2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

$41.9

$59.4 to $61.4

2020 Actual

$41.9

2021Guidance(2)

$59.4 to $61.4

ADJUSTED COST OF SALEs AS A % Of revenues(3)​​​​​

2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

20.5%

32.0% to 33.0% 

2020 Actual

20.5%

2021Guidance(2)

32.0% to 33.0%

ADJUSTED SI&A EXPENSES (IN BILLIONS)(3)


2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

$11.1

$11.0 to $12.0

2020 Actual

$11.1

2021Guidance(2)

$11.0 to $12.0

ADJUSTED R&D EXPENSES (IN BILLIONS)(3)


2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

$8.9

$9.2 to $9.7

2020 Actual

$8.9

2021Guidance(2)

$9.2 to $9.7 

Adjusted other (income)/deductions (in billions)(3)


2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

$1.5 of income

Approximately $2.2 of income

2020 Actual

$1.5 of income

2021Guidance(2)

Approximately $2.2 of income

Effective tax rate on adjusted income(3) 


2020 Actual

13.5%

2021Guidance(2)

Approximately 15.0% 

2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

13.5%

Approximately 15.0%

Adjusted diluted EPS(3) 


2020 Actual

$2.22

2021Guidance(2)

$3.10 to $3.20

2020 Actual

2021 Guidance(2)

$2.22

$3.10 to $3.20

Footnotes

  1. Please refer to our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, specifically the sections captioned Risk Factors and Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results, for a description of the substantial risks and uncertainties related to the forward-looking statements, including our 2021 Financial Guidance, included in this Annual Review.
  2. Our 2021 financial guidance is (i) as of February 2, 2021, (ii) is not being updated or reaffirmed in connection with this Annual Review and (iii) reflects the following:
    1. Management’s current expectations for operational performance, and foreign exchange rates as well as management’s current projections as to the severity, duration and global macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key guidance assumptions included in these projections broadly reflect a continued recovery in macroeconomic and healthcare activity throughout 2021 as more of the population becomes vaccinated against COVID-19. These assumptions are guided by the trajectory of current infection rates in many parts of the world and the expected timeline for broad access to effective vaccines.
    2. Pfizer does not provide guidance for GAAP Reported financial measures (other than revenues) or a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP Reported financial measures on a forward-looking basis because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, unusual gains and losses, acquisition-related expenses, gains and losses from equity securities and potential future asset impairments without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP Reported results for the guidance period.
    3. Does not assume the completion of any business development transactions not completed as of December 31, 2020, including any one-time upfront payments associated with such transactions.
    4. Includes Pfizer’s pro rata share of the Consumer Healthcare JV anticipated earnings, which is recorded in Adjusted other (income)/deductions on a one-quarter lag.
    5. Reflects an anticipated negative revenue impact of $1.0 billion due to recent and expected generic and biosimilar competition for certain products that have recently lost or are anticipated to soon lose patent protection.
    6. Exchange rates assumed are as of mid-January 2021. Reflects the anticipated favorable impact of approximately $1.4 billion on revenues and approximately $0.09 on Adjusted diluted EPS as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from 2020.
    7. Guidance for Adjusted diluted EPS assumes diluted weighted-average shares outstanding of approximately 5.7 billion shares, which currently assumes no share repurchases in 2021.
    8. Guidance for Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions includes an estimated benefit of approximately $300 million resulting from an anticipated change in our current pension accounting policy under which we would begin recognizing actuarial gains and losses immediately in the statement of earnings compared to our current accounting policy that recognizes such gains and losses in stockholders’ equity and amortizes them as a component of net periodic benefit cost/(credit) over future periods. This anticipated change is expected to go into effect in the first quarter of 2021 and, if adopted, will require recasting prior period amounts to conform to the new accounting policy.
    9. Assumptions related to BNT162b2, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, within 2021 guidance:
    10. Given the significant impact that BNT162b2 is expected to have on our overall results in 2021, we provide the following additional details on the revenue and margin assumptions incorporated within the above guidance ranges:​​​​​​ 

    Revenues for BNT162b2

    Approximately $15 billion

    Adjusted Income(3) Before Tax (IBT)
    Margin for BNT162b2

    High-20s as a Percentage of Revenues

    As of February 2, 2021, based on the doses to be delivered in 2021 primarily under agreements entered into as of February 2, 2021 (including, among others, agreements with the U.S. government to supply 200 million doses, the European Commission to supply 300 million doses, the Japanese government to supply 144 million doses and COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) for up to 40 million doses in 2021, subject to the negotiation and execution of additional agreements under the COVAX Facility structure), we forecasted approximately $15 billion in revenues in 2021 from BNT162b2, with gross margin to be split evenly with BioNTech. This forecast was based on doses mostly covered under agreements entered into as of February 2, 2021 and did not include all of the doses we can potentially deliver by the end of 2021. Pfizer and BioNTech continue to enter into agreements with governments for additional doses, including, among others, the exercise by the U.S. government of an option for an additional 100 million doses and an agreement with the European Commission for an additional 200 million doses to be delivered in 2021. Accordingly, this forecast may change based, in part, on these and future additional agreements that may be signed and as circumstances warrant.

    Adjusted IBT margin guidance for BNT162b2 incorporates the current expectation for revenues for the product, less anticipated Adjusted costs to manufacture, market and distribute BNT162b2, including applicable royalty expenses and a 50% gross margin split with BioNTech, as well as shared R&D expenses related to BNT162b2 and costs associated with other assets currently in development for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. It does not include an allocation of corporate or other overhead costs.

  3. Adjusted income and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS are defined as reported U.S. GAAP net income(4) and its components and reported diluted EPS per share(4) excluding purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related costs, discontinued operations and certain significant items (some of which may recur, such as gains on the completion of joint venture transactions, restructuring charges, legal charges or gains and losses from equity securities, but which management does not believe are reflective of ongoing core operations). Adjusted cost of sales, Adjusted selling, informational and administrative (SI&A) expenses, Adjusted research and development (R&D) expenses and Adjusted other (income)/deductions are income statement line items prepared on the same basis as, and therefore components of, the overall Adjusted income measure. As described in the Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations––Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Adjusted Income section of Pfizer’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, management uses Adjusted income, among other factors, to set performance goals and to measure the performance of the overall company. Because Adjusted income is an important internal measurement for Pfizer, management believes that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing this measure. Pfizer reports Adjusted income, certain components of Adjusted income, and Adjusted diluted EPS in order to present the results of the company’s major operations––the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of biopharmaceutical products worldwide––prior to considering certain income statement elements. Reconciliations of certain GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted information for 2020 are provided in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Adjusted income and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS measures are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for U.S. GAAP net income and its components and diluted EPS.
  4. Reported net income is defined as net income attributable to Pfizer Inc., in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reported diluted EPS is defined as reported diluted EPS attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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