Why Is Endo International (ENDP) Stock Declining?

Miller Value Partners recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The Opportunity Equity Fund posted a return of 47.02% for the quarter (net of fees), outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index which returned 20.54% in the same quarter. You should check out Miller Value Partners’ top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of the stock market crash.

In the said letter, Miller Value Partners highlighted a few stocks and Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP) is one of them. Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP) is a pharmaceutical company. Year-to-date, Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP) stock lost 33.7% and on July 24th it had a closing price of $3.30. Here is what Miller Value Partners’ said:

“Endo International (ENDP) fell -7.4% on continued concerns of opioid and price fixing liabilities. The company reported 1Q revenue of $820M ahead of consensus of $726M with EBITDA of $421M vs the Street at $319M, leading to EPS of $0.95 ahead of expectations of $0.55. The company withdrew full year guidance due to uncertainties around COVID and they have pushed back the launch of CCH for cellulite to 1Q21 from 4Q20 originally. The company expects revenue decline in the low 20’s percentage range for 2Q compared to 1Q with adjusted operating expenses at 25% of sales and gross margins of 60%. The stock fell further when the New York State Department of Financial Services alleged that Endo misrepresented the safety and efficacy of its opioid products which helped drive over-prescription of opioids.”

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In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP)  stock increased by about 29% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers believe in Endo International’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP)  isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.

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