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Gilead Sciences, Inc. incorporated in Delaware on June 22, 1987, is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.
        
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 GILD's profit margin has been consistent or even increasing over the past three years (Current year: 48.62%, Last year: 27.45%, Two years ago: 26.71%), passing the requirement. It is a sign of good management and a healthy and competitive enterprise
 
 Companies with sales less than $500 million should be chosen. It is among these small-cap stocks that investors can find "an uncut gem", ones that institutions won't be able to buy yet. GILD's sales of $29,194.1 million based on trailing 12 month sales, are too high and would therefore fail the test. It is companies with $500 million or less in sales that are most likely to double or triple in size in the next few years.
 
 GILD's income tax paid expressed as a percentage of pretax income either this year (18.83%) or last year (27.35%) is below 20% which is cause for concern. Because the tax rate is below 20% this could mean that the earnings that were reported are unrealistically inflated due to the lower level of income tax paid. However, we have utilized a sophisticated formula so that the appropriate figures reflect a 'normal' tax rate (35%).
 
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