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Pfizer (Pfizer) Net Cash per Share

: $-22.10 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Pfizer's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-22.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pfizer's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

PFE's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 7.68
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Pfizer Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pfizer's Net Cash per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pfizer Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -17.13 -14.15 -13.03 -14.03 -22.10

Pfizer Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Cash per Share Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.03 -13.23 -13.53 -13.09 -22.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Pfizer's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pfizer Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Pfizer's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pfizer's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Pfizer Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Pfizer's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(12690-137213-274)/5646
=-22.10

Pfizer's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(12690-137213-274)/5646
=-22.10

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Pfizer  (NYSE:PFE) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Pfizer (Pfizer) Business Description

Address
66 Hudson Boulevard East, New York, NY, USA, 10001-2192
Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, with annual sales close to $50 billion (excluding COVID-19 product sales). While it historically sold many types of healthcare products and chemicals, now prescription drugs and vaccines account for the majority of sales. Top sellers include pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, cancer drug Ibrance, and cardiovascular treatment Eliquis. Pfizer sells these products globally, with international sales representing close to 50% of total sales. Within international sales, emerging markets are a major contributor.
Executives
Scott Gottlieb director MOLECULAR INSIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS, 160 SECOND STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christoffel Boshoff officer: Executive Vice President 66 HUDSON BOULEVARD EAST, NEW YORK NY 10001-2192
Jennifer B. Damico officer: SVP & Controller C/O PFIZER INC. CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Payal Sahni officer: Executive Vice President ATTN: PFIZER CORP. SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK NY 10017
Carapezzi William R Jr officer: Executive Vice President 600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07921
Douglas M Lankler officer: Senior Vice President PFIZER INC. ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mikael Dolsten officer: Senior Vice President 5 GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940
David M Denton officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
William Pao officer: Executive Vice President C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael Mcdermott officer: Executive Vice President C/O PFIZER INC. CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, 235 EAST 42ND STREET NY 10017
Rady A Johnson officer: Executive Vice President PFIZER INC. ATTN CORP. SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alexander R Mackenzie officer: Executive Vice President C/O PFIZER CORP. SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sally Susman officer: Senior Vice President 767 FIFTH AVE, EOTIC LAWDER CORP, NEW YORK NY 10153
Angela Hwang officer: Group President 235 EAST 42ND STREET, ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY, NEW YORK NY 10017
John D Young officer: Business Unit President C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK NY 10017

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