Biotech & healthcare

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Comparison of these stocks 

Company2012 Sales/Earnings2013 Sales/Earnings2014 Sales/Earnings2015 Sales/Earnings2014 ROA2015 ROAPE 2014PE 2015PE 2106
AbbVie (ABBV)18,380 / 5,27518,790 / 4,12819,960 / 1,77422,920 / 53
Alexion (ALXN)1,134 / 2541,551 / 2522,233 / 6562,630 / 633831

Allergan (AGN)
5,914 / 978,677 / - 75013,062 / - 1,63021,560 / 17.614.6
Amgen (AMGN)17,265 / 4,34518,676 / 5,08120,063 / 5,15821,220 / 2217.215.6

Healthcare 

Medial Equipment 

Hearing Aids

Neuro/brain  Stimulation 

  • Medtronic plc (MDT) : largest nerve stimulator maker. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS); Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS);Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS); Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES)
  • Nevro Corp. (NVRO): focusing on spinal cord stimulation system
  • Biomet : Bone Growth Stimulator (BGS)
  • Cyberonics : Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
  • Boston Scientific : Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS); Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS); Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS); Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS); Phrenic Nerve Stimulation (PNS)
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 2nd largest nerve stimulator maker 
  • ST Jude Medical : Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS); Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
  •  Avery : Phrenic Nerve Stimulation (PNS)
  • FineTech : Bladder & Bowel Nerve Stimulation (BBNS) 
  • LivaNova PLC (LIVN) : cardiopulmonary products & vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) 

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3 comments on “Biotech & healthcare
  1. newlonkongCIO says:

    Biotech: Still Troubled (long-term chart) , Barron’s 2016.06.14. Read at
    http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2016/06/14/biotech-still-troubled/?mod=yahoobarrons&ru=yahoo

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