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To: Gulo who wrote (3791)4/2/2004 7:26:03 PM
From: John Sladek  Read Replies (2) of 37075
 
Gulo, Guess again, the drug companies have some the fattest profit margins going.

so the drug development industry depends on higher prices in the U.S. to pay for their development programs.

Merk:
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 29.30%
Operating Margin (ttm): 40.26%

Johnson & Johnson
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 17.19%
Operating Margin (ttm): 24.62%

Forest Labs
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 29.94%
Operating Margin (ttm): 38.44%

GlaxoSmithKline
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 21.41%
Operating Margin (ttm): 29.81%

Pfizer
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 3.63%
Operating Margin (ttm): 7.22%

BristolMyersSquibb
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 16.65%
Operating Margin (ttm): 22.47%

Novartis
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 22.63%
Operating Margin (ttm): 24.33%

Aventis
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 10.97%
Operating Margin (ttm): 20.31%

Abbott
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 13.99%
Operating Margin (ttm): 16.88%
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