A Comprehensive Global Industry Analysis Of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers: Examining The Top 500 Companies And The Current Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Industry Analysis - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers" report to their offering.

The Plimsoll Report - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers is a comprehensive assessment of the world pharmaceutical manufacturing market and the 500 largest companies operating within it.

The two distinct sections of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers report are:

1. 1) Each company individually assessed The two-page analysis of each company provides a wealth of information on each company. Using this text and graphical-based model, you can instantly evaluate the companys performance, including: A comprehensive 4 year financial assessment, Complete performance comparison analysis, Profit analysis, Sales analysis, Latest Sales and Profitability Rankings, Efficiency rankings, And much more.
2. 2) A complete assessment of the whole market: An overview of the industry trends highlights what is happening in the global industry. This section identifies: The latest growth trends, The contrast between the smaller and larger players, The best performers, The fastest growing companies, An overall market summary, And much more...

Key Topics Covered: The report is broken into two parts:

Part 1: A complete assessment of the whole market (Approx 30 pages) This section highlights all the trends that are happening in the market. It includes, tables of data, written analysis and graphs. All quickly give you a clear idea of where the industry is heading. In particular:

• Section 1- The latest growth trends
• Section 2- The contrast between small and large companies
• Section 3- The best performers
• Section 4- The fastest growers
• Section 5- A complete overview of the market including figures for profit margins, return on capital and profitability.

Part 2: An individual analysis of each company (2 pages per company) The individual analysis gives a complete financial picture of each company listed, including some written interpretation of the figures. One of our key indicators is the Plimsoll Chart which combines several performance figures to give a measurement of the financial strength of any company. And, because all measurements are standardised, in one report you can quickly compare like with like for every major company in your industry.

Each individual report includes:

• A full four year financial assessment
• Comprehensive performance comparison
• Latest sales/profitability rankings
• Specific industry measurements

A Selection of Companies Mentioned:

• Abbott Laboratories Cangene Corporation
• Able Laboratories
• Caps Holdings
• Acorda Therapeutics
• Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories
• Actavis
• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
• Biotest Ag Fulford India
• Biotrace International
• Galenica Ag
• Biovail Corporation Genentech
• Biovitrum Ab
• Memphis Co For Pharmaceuticals & Chemical Ind
• Yunnan Baiyao
• Shandong Lukang Pharmaceutical Co
• Zandu Pharmaceutical Works
• Shandong Luoxin Pharmacy Stock Co
• Zeltia Sa - Sothema Societe Des Industries
• Pharmaceutiques De Tunisie Sa
• Solvay Sa
• Sopharma Ad
• Trimeris
• Trinity Biotech Public

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f9c5cf/global_industry_an

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