$HIMS Hims & Hers' Weight Loss Strategy Shakes Up Balance Sheet Metrics! 📉 Telehealth platform Hims & Hers surprised investors by missing Wall Street expectations for the first time, despite a 73% year-over-year increase in revenue to $544.8 million in the second quarter. This led to a 13% post-session drop in the stock. The primary reason behind this unexpected decline in figures is forced changes to the company's GLP-1 (weight loss) drug strategy. With the FDA's end of the semaglutide shortage, Hims was forced to change its sales model for more affordable generic GLP-1 drugs. This led to a decline in online GLP-1 revenue from $230 million in the first quarter to $190 million in the second quarter, and a decrease in average revenue per subscriber from $84 to $74. While the company achieved 31% year-over-year subscriber growth, reaching 2.4 million subscribers, uncertainties surrounding its GLP-1 strategy and developments such as the termination of its partnership with Novo Nordisk cast doubt on its growth narrative. Negative free cash flow is another concern. Hims & Hers will now attempt to navigate this challenging period by focusing on personalized GLP-1 therapies.

📊 $LLY | Eli Lilly Q2'25 Financial Results Strong Growth, Deepening Pipeline 🔹 Revenue: $15.56B (+38% YoY) 🟢 🔹 Adjusted EPS: $6.31 (+61% YoY) 🟢 🔹 Zepbound: $3.38B (+172%) 🔹 Mounjaro: $5.20B (+68%) 💡 Zepbound and Mounjaro solidify Eli Lilly's leadership in the metabolic diseases segment, with this quarter's results demonstrating momentum for both prescription penetration and patient acceptance of these products. 📌 FY25 guidance revised upward: ▫️ Revenue: $60–62B ▫️ Adj. EPS: $21.75–$23.00 🔬 Positive developments in the pipeline (Orforglipron, Jaypirca, Kisunla) present very strong catalysts that will support growth in the medium to long term. 💼 It also appears to be continuing its focus on innovation with the acquisitions of SiteOne and Verve Therapeutics and the Purdue collaboration. 📈 Comment: Eli Lilly is demonstrating not only strong sales growth but also a structural transformation. Supported by its leadership in the GLP-1 class, cardiometabolic protection data, and R&D investments, the pipeline offers a defensive and growth combination for long-term investors. #LLY #EliLilly #Balance Sheet #GLP1 #Zepbound #Mounjaro #HealthcareSector #StockAnalysis

Researchers at KAIST have made a revolutionary discovery! 🧬🔬 ​Using an artificial intelligence tool called BENEIN, they identified key genes (MYB, HDAC2, and FOXA2) that drive cancer cell behavior. By silencing just these three genes, they reprogrammed aggressive colorectal cancer cells to behave like normal intestinal tissue. In mice, tumors shrank by 70% without radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy. This approach could mark the beginning of a new era in cancer treatment, focusing on healing, not eradication. #Cancer #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Medicine #Health #KAIST #BENEIN #Science #Genetics

Oscar ($OSCR), like its competitors, has been negatively impacted by the rise in the US morbidity rate. Morbidity refers to the average health deterioration in the US population. While the exact cause is unknown, Americans are now less healthy. The impact is reflected in the "Medical loss ratio" line on the income statement. This means the company is now paying more premiums back to policyholders as claims. I thought morbidity could be a problem, but Oscar could manage it with artificial intelligence applications. It seems I was wrong, at least for now. I was predicting OSCR could better select and price patients with AI, but that's been a lie for now. 📈 Oscar Health 2025 Q2 Results Announced! 📉 Oscar Health announced its Q2 2025 financial results. While revenue and EPS fell short of expectations, the company maintained its year-end revenue guidance. Here are the details: 🔹 Revenue: 2.86 Billion (Expected 2.92 Billion) 🔴 🔹 Earnings per Share (EPS): -0.89 (Expected -0.84) 🔴 🔹 Memberships: 2.03 Million (+29% YoY increase) Annual revenue guidance remained unchanged at 12.0 Billion - 12.2 Billion. The company stated that it experienced a loss in the quarter due to increased risk adjustment costs in the insurance market. CEO Mark Bertolini: "We believe the individual market has long-term potential and that the future is in healthcare." #OscarHealth #OSCR #Finance #StockMarket #Technology #Healthcare #Investment #Economy