Novartis Posts 54 pct Q4 Profit Increase Fueled by Exchange Rate, H1N1 Vaccine
Novartis Posts 54 pct Q4 Profit Increase Fueled by Exchange Rate, H1N1 Vaccine
January 26, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis posted a $2.3 billion net profit in its fourth quarter, a 54 percent increase over 2008. For the year, Novartis posted a record profit of $8.4 billion.
Outgoing Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella said in a conference call with reporters that Novartis benefited from favorable exchange rates and the shipment of large orders of swine flu vaccine.
Will the production of the H1N1 vaccine propel other pharmaceutical companies to big profits as well?
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January 26, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis posted a $2.3 billion net profit in its fourth quarter, a 54 percent increase over 2008. For the year, Novartis posted a record profit of $8.4 billion.
Outgoing Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella said in a conference call with reporters that Novartis benefited from favorable exchange rates and the shipment of large orders of swine flu vaccine.
Will the production of the H1N1 vaccine propel other pharmaceutical companies to big profits as well?
Read more about Novartis and other pharmaceutical companies at Pharmaceutical Industry Today:
Latest Novatris Group news - http://pharmaceuticals.einnews.com/news/novartis
Latest Pharmaceutical Industry Profit News - http://pharmaceuticals.einnews.com/news/pharma-industry-profits
Pharmaceutical Companies news sections - http://pharmaceuticals.einnews.com/category/pharmaceutical-companies
Located at http://pharmaceuticals.einnews.com, Pharmaceutical Industry Today is a service of EIN News, an industry leader in news monitoring for business professionals and analysts. Using a combination of proprietary search technology and human editing, EIN News delivers to its members the latest pharmaceutical news from around the world, saving them valuable time they'd spend searching for information. New users to Pharmaceutical Industry Today can enjoy a no-obligation, one-week free trial.
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