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November 24, 2009 1:46 AM ET

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

(KERX:NASDAQ)

LAST $2.29 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.01 -0.43%
VOLUME 376.0K
As of 4:00 PM 11/23/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (KERX)

OPEN
$2.35
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$2.30
DAY HIGH
$2.36
DAY LOW
$2.25
52 WEEK HIGH
09/23/09 - $3.33
52 WEEK LOW
03/5/09 - $0.09
MARKET CAP
128.2M
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
788.7K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$0.23
SHARES OUTSTANDING
56.0M
KERX Does Not Pay Dividends
P/E TTM
9.9x
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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KERX Details

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, including renal disease and cancer. Its products under development include Zerenex, an oral iron-based compound is in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States and Japan; and KRX-0401, an oral anti-cancer agent in Phase II clinical development that modulates Akt, and various other key signal transduction pathways, including the JNK and MAPK pathways, which are pathways associated with programmed cell death, cell growth, cell differentiation, and cell survival. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals has strategic alliances with AEterna Zentaris Inc.; Panion & BF Biotech, Inc.; Japan Tobacco Inc.; and Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the manufacture and commercialization of its products. The company was formerly known as Lakaro Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. in January 2000. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

KERX Top Compensated Officers

Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accoun...
Age: 33
Total Annual Compensation: $240.0K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (KERX)

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-10-2009

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-10-2009

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on March 8, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 6, 2009).

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on March 8, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 6, 2009).

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. - Conference Presentation Call

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. - Conference Presentation Calls

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Price/Sales 5.0x
Price/Book 3.7x
Price/Cash Flow 11.3x
TEV/Sales 4.3x

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September 25, 2009
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