Sanofi’s Generics Sales Stabilize Post-Zentiva

Emerging Markets Now Account For The Bulk Of Generics Turnover

Reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results, Sanofi saw an overall drop in generics sales following 2018’s divestment of Zentiva in Europe but enjoyed consistent turnover in emerging markets. Moreover, fourth-quarter generics turnover showed a stabilization of the business once the Zentiva comparison is removed.

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Emerging markets now account for the bulk of Sanofi’s generics sales • Source: Shutterstock

Sanofi’s generics sales decreased by just 0.4% at constant exchange rates and grew by 0.4% as reported to €271m ($296m) in the fourth quarter of 2019, representing the first quarter in which the prior-year comparison did not include the Zentiva generics business in Europe.

Zentiva was divested to private-equity firm Advent International at the end of the third quarter of 2018. (Also see "

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