UNILIFE CORPORATION (UNS)



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General Information
Company Name: Unilife Corporation
Stock Code: UNS
Website: www.unilife.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Health Care Equipment
Market Cap ($M): 150
Equiv. Shares (M): 254

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.590 $ 0.600 $ 0.615 $ 0.590 $ 0.655 2,879,248 $ -0.065  -9.924 %

Company Overview

Business Description:
Unilife Corporation Limited (UNS, formerly Unilife Medical Solutions Limited) is US based developer and commercial supplier of injectable drug delivery systems. Its proprietary devices are designed be integrated into the filling and packaging processes for a target injectable drug or vaccine for pharmaceutical companies. UNS’s products are distributed in both Australia and overseas.

Strategy Analysis:
UNS is focussed on the development, production and sale of safety syringes, the expansion of their global operational and commercial presence and, the establishment of long term supply relationships with multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare equipment companies. Unilife Corporation reported a net loss of US$27.14m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were US$1.4m, down 54.3% from the same period last year. Basic and Diluted EPS were (0.35) US cents compared to (0.35) US cents last year. The net operating cash outflow was US$20.74m compared to an outflow of US$18.76m in the pcp. No dividend was declared.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -51.3 -12.7 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A -37.9 -10.9 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -34.9 -74.5 NaN 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Cochlear (COH) $4,020 M -0.0995 0.0014 0.1184 25.3671 25.3316 22.6507 0.0348 0.0359 0.0363
ResMed (RMD) $7,812 M 0.2200 0.2673 0.1489 29.6866 23.4251 20.3899 0.0000 0.0140 0.0174
Unilife (UNS) $166 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
UNS -- -- 6.25 -- 44.0
Market 0.83 14.9 1.29 1.81 1.77
Sector 0.72 18.4 2.71 1.55 1.87

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Alan Denis Shortall Chief Executive Officer 02 July 2009
Mr Jeffrey Noel Carter Company Secretary,Non-Executive Director 05 November 2009
Mr Slavko (Jim) James Joseph Bosnjak Non-Executive Chairman 05 November 2009
Mr William Galle Non-Executive Director 05 November 2009
Mr John M Lund Non-Executive Director 05 November 2009
Ms Mary Katherine (Kate) Wold Non-Executive Director 11 May 2010

Management
Name Position
R. Richard Wieland II Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Ramin Mojdeh Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Presid
Christopher Naftzger Company Secretary
Mark V. Iampietro Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
-- (--%) Not Disclosed in Annual Report

Calendar of Events
Date Event
11 February 2014 Report (Interim)
30 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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