Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Gains from Sales and Divestitures (2009 - 2015)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Gains from Sales and Divestitures of $159.0 for Q4 2015, down 63.11% sequentially from $431.0 in Q3 2015, and down 56.56% YoY from $366.0 in Q4 2014.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Gains from Sales and Divestitures (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Gains from Sales and Divestitures for 7 years, with the latest figure at $159.0 in Q4 2015.

  • Quarterly Gains from Sales and Divestitures fell 56.56% year-over-year to $159.0 in Q4 2015, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2015 was $1025.0 (up 38.7% YoY) and the FY2014 annual result came in at $739.0, up 56.57% from the prior year.
  • Gains from Sales and Divestitures slipped to $159.0 in Q4 2015 per NVS's latest filing, from $431.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gains from Sales and Divestitures peaked at $696.0 in Q4 2011 and troughed at $25.0 in Q3 2011.
  • A 5-year average of $214.9 and a median of $171.5 in 2012 frame the typical range for Gains from Sales and Divestitures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2012: Gains from Sales and Divestitures jumped 691.67% in 2011, then plunged 91.58% in 2012.
  • Over 5 years, Gains from Sales and Divestitures stood at $696.0 in 2011, then slumped by 70.69% to $204.0 in 2012, then fell by 12.25% to $179.0 in 2013, then jumped by 104.47% to $366.0 in 2014, then slumped by 56.56% to $159.0 in 2015.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gains from Sales and Divestitures over the past three periods registered $159.0, $431.0, and $151.0 for Q4 2015, Q3 2015, and Q2 2015 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 159.00
Dec 31, 2015 159.00
Sep 30, 2015 431.00
Sep 30, 2015 431.00
Jun 30, 2015 151.00
Jun 30, 2015 151.00
Mar 31, 2015 284.00
Mar 31, 2015 284.00
Dec 31, 2014 366.00
Dec 31, 2014 366.00
Sep 30, 2014 214.00
Sep 30, 2014 214.00
Jun 30, 2014 77.00
Jun 30, 2014 77.00
Mar 31, 2014 82.00
Mar 31, 2014 82.00
Dec 31, 2013 179.00
Dec 31, 2013 179.00
Sep 30, 2013 91.00
Sep 30, 2013 91.00