Key Facts & Figures
Roche Group
Results 2007
- Group sales grow 10% to 46.1 billion Swiss francs.
- Operating profit up by 22% to 14.5 billion Swiss francs.
- Increase in net income of 25% in Swiss francs to 11.4 billion Swiss francs.
- Increase in Core EPS1) of 20% in Swiss francs to 11.85 Swiss francs.
- Increase in proposed dividend of 35% from 3.40 to 4.60 Swiss francs, representing the 21st consecutive year of dividend growth.
Pharmaceuticals
Results 2007
- Division posts double-digit sales growth of 11% (13% excluding Tamiflu pandemic sales) to 36.8 billion Swiss francs again significantly outpacing global markets.
- Operating profit up by 22% to 13.0 billion Swiss francs and operating profit margin up by 3.8 percentage points to 35.5%.
- Additional indications and introductions strengthen leadership position in oncology.
- Mircera launched in Europe for treatment of renal anemia.
- Actemra filed in US and EU for rheumatoid arthritis.
- Substantially higher R&D expenses of 7.6 billion Swiss francs reflect strong pipeline and large number of late-stage clinical trials.
- New agreements with Transgene (therapeutic vaccines), Toyama (rheumatoid arthritis) and Alnylam (RNAi).
Diagnostics
Results 2007
- Division maintains global market leadership as sales rise 6% to 9.3 billion Swiss francs.
- Operating profit increases to 1.6 billion Swiss francs, and operating profit margin up 1.3 percentage points to 17.6%.
- Acquisitions of 454 Life Sciences, BioVeris Corporation and NimbleGen Systems, Inc. completed.
- Merger agreement signed with Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (US).
