The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS
FRANKFURT, April 24 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche (ROG.S), said on Thursday its first-quarter sales rose a forecast-beating 7% driven by breast cancer drug Phesgo, eye drug Vabysmo and allergy treatment Xolair.
Quarterly group revenues came in at 15.44 billion Swiss francs ($18.64 billion), slightly above average market expectations of about 15.4 billion cited by analysts.
Roche said it was still targeting an increase in full-year adjusted earnings per share at a high single-digit percentage.
Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Rachel More
