After the market close on Sept. 4, Novartis reported that cardiometabolic drug pelacarsen missed its primary endpoint in its Lp(a)HORIZON trial. Separately, on Sept. 8, rare disease drug del-desiran missed its primary endpoint in the HARBOR trial in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Novartis' research and development focuses on therapeutic areas that have historically been amenable to commercial innovation, including oncology, immunology, rare disease, and cardiology.
The company is undergoing declines in older drugs, including Entresto, Tasigna, and Promacta/Revolade.
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NVS
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GSK
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JNJ
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 13.57 | 11.62 | 23.82 |
Price/Book Value | 6.45 | 4.04 | 7.33 |
Price/Sales | 4.80 | 2.16 | 6.44 |
Price/Cash Flow | 14.16 | 9.25 | 22.07 |
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GSK
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JNJ
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Quick Ratio | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.73 |
Current Ratio | 0.86 | 0.82 | 1.09 |
Interest Coverage | 11.90 | 9.51 | 25.00 |
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NVS
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GSK
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JNJ
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 14.74% | 11.66% | 13.42% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 39.06% | 42.98% | 32.69% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 21.25% | 22.63% | 20.33% |
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