United Therapeutics second-quarter total revenues increase to $137.5 million

United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Total revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $137.5 million, up from $84.0 million for the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the second quarter of 2010 was $37.7 million or $0.67 per basic share, compared to a net loss of $(2.3) million, or $(0.04) per basic share, recognized for the second quarter of 2009. Gross margin from sales was $120.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $73.6 million for the second quarter of 2009. Earnings before non-cash charges, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $65.7 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $34.1 million for the second quarter of 2009.  

"Our strong performance this quarter and for the first half of 2010 was highlighted by continued top-line growth," said Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., United Therapeutics' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "These results, which were principally driven by the increase in demand for our therapies, affirm that the patient base benefitting from our medicines is expanding along the entire range of the pulmonary arterial hypertension continuum."