Pfizer PFE
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Pfizer (PFE) Change in Intangibles (2013 - 2020)

Updated

Pfizer (PFE) recorded Change in Intangibles of $501 million in Q4 2020, up 827.8% from $54 million a year earlier.

Analysis

Pfizer (PFE) Change in Intangibles (2013 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

For FY2020, Pfizer reported Change in Intangibles of $539 million, up 28.9% from FY2019.

  • Annual Change in Intangibles has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.3% (FY2015 to FY2020).
  • Across earlier years, Change in Intangibles came in at $418 million in FY2019 (+175.0%), $152 million in FY2018 (-41.8%), $261 million in FY2017 (+48.3%) and $176 million in FY2016 (+77.8%).
  • The Q4 2020 figure is the highest quarterly Change in Intangibles in data going back to Q1 2013.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Change in Intangibles rose in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 206.6%.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Change in Intangibles in the last five years was growth of 827.8% in Q4 2020, against a decline of 99.1% in Q2 2020 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5 million (Q3 2020), $1 million (Q2 2020) and $32 million (Q1 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Intangibless (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,122.91 Bn 1,091.50 Bn 19.71 Bn 3.28 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 615.09 Bn 533.62 Bn 17.26 Bn -
3 AbbVie 504.75 Bn 477.86 Bn 12.70 Bn -
4 Merck 360.18 Bn 314.55 Bn 12.21 Bn -
5 Novartis Ag 292.05 Bn 256.04 Bn 11.24 Bn 437.00 Mn
6 Astrazeneca 256.09 Bn 229.78 Bn 12.86 Bn 4.32 Bn
7 Amgen 233.63 Bn 189.02 Bn 7.24 Bn -
8 Gilead Sciences 194.49 Bn 168.69 Bn 6.22 Bn -
9 Pfizer 168.35 Bn 114.99 Bn 10.94 Bn -
10 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 126.70 Bn 98.70 Bn 2.84 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 501.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 5.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 1.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 54.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 158.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 15.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 73.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 147.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 80.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 51.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 36.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 5.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 42.00 Mn
API Access

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