AstraZeneca PLC operates within the Pharmaceutical preparations sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares AstraZeneca PLC with three other
pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe:
Merck KGaA
of Germany
(2018
sales of 14.84 billion Euro [US$16.38 billion]
of which 42%
was Healthcare),
Novo Nordisk As
of Denmark
(111.83 billion Danish Kroner [US$16.53 billion]
of which 84%
was Diabetes and obesity), and
Lonza Group AG
which is
based in Switzerland
(5.54 billion Swiss Francs [US$5.56 billion]
of which 56%
was Pharma&Biotech).
Sales Analysis.
During the year ended December of 2018, sales at
AstraZeneca PLC were £16.60 billion (US$20.99 billion).
This
is
a
decrease of 3.8%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were £17.25 billion.
The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, AstraZeneca PLC had sales
of £16.41 billion.