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Novo Nordisk A/S Class B NOVO B

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DKK 974.00 +4.00 (0.41%)
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Novo Nordisk's Cardiometabolic Innovation Supports a Wide Moat

As a pioneer in diabetes care, Novo has been in the business for over 85 years and claims 34% of the $50 billion-plus diabetes treatment market and roughly half of the more than $15 billion insulin market. Diabetes' prevalence is expected to soar in coming decades as a result of an increasingly overweight and aging population, and we expect Novo to maintain its wide moat as it continues to dominate in diabetes and obesity therapy innovation.

Price vs Fair Value

NOVO B is trading at a 619% premium.
Price
DKK 970.00
Fair Value
DKK 826.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
DKK 165.00
5-Star Price
DKK 994.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Novo's new obesity therapy Wegovy is significantly expanding the obesity treatment market given its strong efficacy and is poised to remain a key drug in the market until patent expiration in 2032.

Bears

Tresiba's strong profile in the long-acting insulin market hasn't been enough to defend it from U.S. pricing pressure due to competition from Sanofi and Lilly, and biosimilar insulins have weighed on category pricing since 2017.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
DKK 970.00
Day Range
DKK 967.00980.60
52-Week Range
DKK 504.401,033.20
Bid/Ask
DKK 973.10 / DKK 973.50
Market Cap
DKK 4.34 Tril
Volume/Avg
1.7 Mil / 2.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
48.61
Price/Sales
17.76
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.97%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.32%
Total Yield
1.61%

Company Profile

With roughly one third of the global branded diabetes treatment market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments such as GLP-1 therapy, oral antidiabetic agents, and obesity treatments. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 10% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
66,015

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
NOVO B
LLY
SNY
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
48.6196.0410.72
Price/Book Value
43.6463.121.60
Price/Sales
17.7622.582.42
Price/Cash Flow
41.6093.8411.95
Price/Earnings
NOVO B
LLY
SNY

Financial Strength

Metric
NOVO B
LLY
SNY
Quick Ratio
0.490.680.83
Current Ratio
0.701.351.27
Interest Coverage
45.8214.118.40
Quick Ratio
NOVO B
LLY
SNY

Profitability

Metric
NOVO B
LLY
SNY
Return on Assets (Normalized)
30.91%11.20%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
95.22%57.69%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
73.76%20.65%
Return on Assets
NOVO B
LLY
SNY
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