Sanofi Stumbles as Key Medicines' Sales Spark Growth Concerns

  • Dupixent, Toujeo quarterly sales miss analysts’ estimates
  • Sanofi shares decline as much as 2% in Paris trading
Sanofi CFO Jerome Contamine discusses the company’s performance, product development and acquisitions.(Source: Bloomberg)
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A handful of Sanofi’s top drugs stumbled in the first quarter, sparking concern about growth as the French drugmaker attempts to become a leader in blood disorders via $16 billion in acquisitions.

The stock fell as much as 2 percent in Paris trading after the company reported declining profit and revenue for the quarter and pointed to a new period of expansion starting in the second half.