Some more on our hot little play...PHLB!!
Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.
OTCBB: PHLB
Discover a Company which may be more than just a “Drop Of Gold” for those looking to take stock in their health
Consider living to the ripe old age of 120 years old! Amazingly, five cultures in the world actually have average life spans of 120 and 140 years. The common denominator for these cultures a daily diet abundant in vitamins and minerals.
Unfortunately, the American diet is and has been lacking in these essential nutrients, thereby contributing to our average life span of 75 years. Hectic lifestyles of today have resulted in families eating more 'fast food' and quickly prepared home-cooked meals. In fact, 50% of all foods eaten by Americans are over-processed convenience foods containing scant nutrient value. However, even if we took the time to prepare good “nutritious” home cooked meals, three times a day, seven days a week, would it make a difference? Not according to the American Medical Association who stated in a study back in 1939 that Americans can not get all the vitamins they need from food.
Certainly humans can make do on less than optimal nutrition; our physiology is a marvel of survival. And while you may not want to live to 120 or 140 years old, why wouldn't one elect to optimize their nutrition, and thereby improve their quality of life: better health, greater longevity, and improved function.
This may be why the nutritional supplement business is experiencing an explosion in growth, with this upward trend expected to continue well into the future. Evidenced in USA Today's November 25, 1997 issue, “60 million Americans say they have taken botanical supplements, and about 50 million are current users...” with “Sales of dietary supplements... estimated (at) $9.8 billion a year and growing at a rate of 10% to 12% annually.”
One Company that has realized the importance of nutritional supplements and expounded on their importance since its inception in 1986 is Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. Investors investigating nutrient-rich stocks may find PHLB holding the “solution.”
Leading The Way In Liquid Nutritional Technology
Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB:PHLB), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aloe Laboratories, Inc., have been making quality products for years. Unlike most companies, PHLB actually develops, manufactures and markets their own products. This Company specializes in liquid nutritional technology and has developed over 100 liquid vitamin, mineral and herbal products in just the past two years.
Pharmaceutical Labs is committed to leading-edge research and development of advanced liquid nutritional formulas. The Company's team of chemists are constantly researching new products and ways to bring the liquid and liquid sublingual (under the tongue) advantage to PHLB customers. They are assisted in this quest by state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment, which allow the Company to do in-house testing for yeast, mold, salmonella and other contaminants. Stellar quality control also assures product potency and shelf life, and has played a large part in positioning the Company as an industry leader.
Until now, however, the Company has been a well kept secret because their primary focus and the majority of sales were in private label. Private label is when the Company manufactures products for another company under their brand name. But in 1997 the major groundwork was done for a change in direction to focus on building the Company's name brand: Liquid Solutions™. The sublingual Liquid Solutions™, the Herbal Liquid Solutions™, the Special Formula Liquid Solutions™, and the Aloe Vera Solution™ are anticipated to make a strong entry into the marketplace the first part of 1998.
The star of the Company's Liquid Solutions™ line is B-Total™, a sublingual, liquid B-complex that has been the Company's top seller for a decade. There is no secret why this unique product should win such a following the B-vitamins are known as energy boosters and this formula contains the same dosage of B-12 as injections. When deficient, your body will take B-vitamins from your nervous system, so the B-Total Solution™ can also help combat the effects of stress.
While B-Total™ has basically carried the Company brand name until now, among the 1998 introductions of Liquid Solutions™ are the widely-publicized herbs: Echinacea, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginseng, Kava Kava and St. John's Wort; as well as Liquid Solutions™ for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Calcium, Glucosamine, Melatonin and Zinc, to name a few.
Aloe Laboratories, acquired by Pharmaceutical Labs in 1996, has made great strides in the development of break-through ingestible aloe vera products. While many people are aware of aloe's use as a topical skin treatment, it has mostly been the health food stores' customers that know aloe as a nutritional supplement. Among its many benefits, aloe is recommended for internal use for gastrointestinal disorders, especially ulcers. Aloe Labs is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the expected explosion in sales with many products to be introduced in 1998.
Health Is On The Way
While many forms of supplementation are available in pills and capsules, studies conducted on absorption and efficiency rates came to this conclusion: vitamins taken as liquids provide for a speedy and effective delivery system the digestion of pills taking so much time that many leave the body before meaningful nutrition can be obtained! The March 1997 Nutrition Science News stated that “Unless a tablet or capsule is specially engineered... nutrients may be destroyed by stomach acids...,” while administering of liquid vitamins “under the tongue allows active ingredients to enter the bloodstream directly without going through the digestive system.” In addition, liquids can be taken by those who have difficulty swallowing pills.
Since there is greater likelihood that the contents of the label will actually be delivered to the body in a usable form, people are realizing the importance and value of liquid supplementation.
No Room For Waiting
Liquid and liquid sublingual ingestion provide a speedy and effective delivery of nutrients. Liquid Solutions™ deliver a full-potency punch precisely because they are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and do not loiter, as do some pills, in the digestive waiting room. And just how long is the wait? The wait is so long that the pills can give up ever becoming fully digested and leave the body, taking a large percentage of their potency with them.
While competition is vast in pills, it is very limited in liquids. This is due in no small part to the difficult process of keeping all the nutrients in suspension, and delivering good taste and full potency, which Pharmaceutical Labs has accomplished.
The sublingual liquids can be absorbed very rapidly through the mucous membrane in the mouth by placement under the tongue. The venous draining from the mouth links directly to the bloodstream, circumventing dilution in the liver and stomach and the complex chemistry of the intestines, very similar to nitroglycerine taken by heart patients. Liquid Solutions™ are formulated for fast, efficient absorption and do not need to be broken down by the gastrointestinal tract before they can be absorbed by the body. They are readily bioavailable.
Vitamins Are Flowing Into The Mainstream
In the past, consumers had to seek out health food stores for their vitamin, mineral and herbal products. Now, however, there is an immense number of potential outlets for the distribution of the Company's products: chain drug stores such as Walgreens and Eckerds, discount retailers such as Wal-Mart, and a growing market of health care practitioners. With the Company's current market base, which includes major chain stores, plus new customers and the additional new products, the Company anticipates significant growth and revenues for 1998. March 1998 sales alone include over $500,000 of initial orders for just the Texas market of one national retailer. The successful launch of the Company's Liquid Solutions™ line should produce a solid bottom line, with net profits for March 1998 expected to reach six figures. As well, April and May numbers look just as promising, based on orders-in-hand.
Experience has proven that when a retailer focuses on liquid products, results are dramatic. Because of Pharmaceutical Lab's development of the Liquid Solutions™ line, many retailers are now featuring a specific category for liquids within their vitamin section. Test-market advertising has proven that the products are very responsive to advertising resulting in dramatic increases in sales. In light of the increased distribution and the emphasis placed on liquids by the major retailers, PHLB plans to support the Liquid Solutions™ line with an aggressive advertising campaign for the first time in 1998.
Health Choice For Portfolios
Robust growth is expected for the Company as the greatly expanded Liquid Solutions™ line and the “golden drop” logo hit the store shelves in the first part of 1998. The 1998 sales volume for Liquid Solutions™ is expected to reach $2-$3 million per month before year end with solid profit growth.
When a company is dedicated to not only making a profit, but to maintaining high business principles in the process, employees, customers and stockholders are sure to prosper. With Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.'s commitment to research and development, as well as quality assurance in every phase of manufacturing and distribution, investors looking to invigorate their portfolios may find Pharmaceutical Labs to be a healthy choice.
Request Information
Simply complete our on-line request form below, and we will mail you a Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. "Corporate Profile" - a free, 4-page detailed report.
First Name*
Last Name*
Address*
City*
State*
Zip*
Country*
Day Phone
Evening Phone
To keep abreast of the latest company happenings, enter your e-mail address to join Inside Wall Street's Enews.
E-mail
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Home | Featured Companies | Special Situations
Hot Stock of the Week | Word on the Street | E-news | IPO Info | 19th Hole
Contact: concap@insidewallstreet.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This publication is an advertisement on behalf of Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. and may not be construed as investment advice. This advertisement does not provide an analysis of the Company's financial position and is not a solicitation to purchase or sell securities of the Company. Readers should consult with their own independent tax, business and financial advisors with respect to any investment, including any contemplated investment in the advertised Company. All information contained in this advertisement should be independently verified with the advertised Company and by an independent financial analyst. The Publisher, its affiliates, officers, directors, subsidiaries and agents (collectively, “the Publisher”) of this advertisement has been compensated by the Company. Compensation includes one hundred sixty seven thousand two hundred restricted shares which are now available for public trading. In preparing this advertisement, the Publisher has relied upon information received from the Company, which, although believed to be reliable, cannot be guaranteed. This advertisement is not an endorsement of the Company by the Publisher. The Publisher is not responsible for any claims made by the Company. You should independently investigate and fully understand all risks before investing. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this advertisement are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, additional financing requirements, development of new products, government approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
|
