Novartis Ag NVS
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2015)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Asset Writedowns and Impairment of -$166.0 million for Q4 2015, up 40.07% sequentially from -$277.0 million in Q4 2014, and up 40.07% YoY from -$118.5 million in Q4 2014.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 5 years, with the latest figure at -$166.0 million in Q4 2015.

  • Quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment rose 40.07% year-over-year to -$166.0 million in Q4 2015, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2015 was -$1.5 billion (down 10.61% YoY) and the FY2010 annual result came in at -$911.0 million, down 3403.85% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment climbed to -$166.0 million in Q4 2015 per NVS's latest filing, from -$277.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at -$106.0 million in Q4 2013 and troughed at -$277.0 million in Q4 2014.
  • A 3-year average of -$183.0 million and a median of -$166.0 million in 2015 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Asset Writedowns and Impairment plunged 161.32% in 2014, then surged 40.07% in 2015.
  • Over 3 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at -$106.0 million in 2013, then slumped by 161.32% to -$277.0 million in 2014, then soared by 40.07% to -$166.0 million in 2015.
  • According to Business Quant data, Asset Writedowns and Impairment over the past three periods registered -$166.0 million, -$277.0 million, and -$106.0 million for Q4 2015, Q4 2014, and Q4 2013 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 -166.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -166.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -277.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -277.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -911.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -911.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -26.00 Mn