MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

 

Formerly Known As :

TEVA MIDDLE EAST PHARMACEUTICAL AND CHEMICAL WORKS LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O. Box 3190 (49131), 5 Bazel Street, Kiryat Arie Industrial Zone, Petach Tikva 49150         

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2010

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1901

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Developers, Manufacturers, Marketers and Exporters of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals, biogenerics, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) worldwide

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (01.04.2010)                  

Current Rating

(30.06.2010)

Israel

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Company name & address

 

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

Telephone    972 3 926 72 67; 926 76 52

Fax              972 3 926 75 19; 924 60 26

E-mail          elana.holzman@teva.co.il

P.O. Box 3190 (49131)

5 Bazel Street

Kiryat Arie Industrial Zone

PETACH TIKVA-49150-ISRAEL

 

 

HISTORY & LEGAL FORMATION

 

Originally founded in Jerusalem in 1901 as a drug distribution agency, under the name SALOMON, LEVIN AND ELSTEIN LTD.

 

Later registered as a public limited liability company, as per file No. 52-000721-2 on the 26.4.1935, under the name of TEVA MIDDLE EAST PHARMACEUTICAL AND CHEMICAL WORKS LTD.

 

Following certain changes, a new public limited liability company was registered as per file No. 52-001395-4 on the 13.2.1944, under the present name.

 

Since 1976 the company is a merger of the following companies:

 

1.     TEVA LTD.,

2.     ASSIA LABORATORIES LTD.,

3.     ZORI ISRAEL MEDICINAL PLANTS LTD.

 

At later dates published a prospectus offering its shares to the public both in Israel and the U.S.A.

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized share capital NIS 250,000,000.00, divided into -

                   2,500,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.10 each,

of which 937,417,821 shares amounting to NIS 93,741,782.10 were issued.

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

1. CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS, 5.73%, an American institutional investor,

2.  Dr. Philip Frost, 1.57%,

3.  Shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Exchange Stock Exchange (symbol TEVA), as well as on Seaq International in London, the Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges.

     The Public holds some 88% of subject’s issued shares.

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

1.    Dr. Phillip Frost, Chairman,

2.    Dan S. Suesskind,

3.    Elon Kohlberg,

4.    Haim Hurvitz,

5.    Prof. Roger Konberg,

6.    Amir Elstein,

7.    Mrs. Ruth Cheshin,

8.    Erez Vigodman,

9.    Ory Slonim,

10.   Dr. Leora (Rubin) Meridor,

11.   Roger Abravanel,

12.   Prof. Moshe Many,

13.   Abraham E. Cohen,

14.   Joseph Nitzani,

15.   Dan Propper.

 

 

GENERAL MANAGER

 

Shlomo Yanai.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Developers, manufacturers, marketers and exporters of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals, biogenerics, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) worldwide. Via subsidiaries also imports and markets locally drugs, healthcare products, medical equipment and Clinical Nutrition products.

 

TEVA's leading proprietary branded products are the Copaxone for treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and Azilect for treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

 

Also provides specialty pharmaceutical products, which include respiratory products based on its proprietary delivery systems, APIs for respiratory, cardiovascular, anti-cholesterol, central nervous system, dermatological, hormones, anti-inflammatory, oncology, immunosuppressants, and muscle relaxants, as well as women’s health care products. In addition also holds a biotechnology platform focused on the development of peptide and protein-based medicines.

 

96% of sales are from pharmaceutical products, 4% from API products.

 

Over 96% of sales are for export.

 

Q3 2010: 64% of total sales are to North America, 22% to Western Europe and 14% to the rest of the world (including Israel).

 

Among local suppliers: AVRAHAM HARATI, K.B.Y. LAHAT TECHNOLOGIES, YAIL NOA AGENCIES, OROKIA ISRAEL, CENTIMPORT MARKETING, R.B. SAPIR INDUSTRIES, ATEKA, KINETIC SYSTEMS, SAVION INDUSTRIES, GADOT CHEMICALS, PETRUS CHEMICALS, ZIFRONI CHEMICALS, SELF MEDICATION MARKETING, DEPOTCHEM, BEITH DEKEL ENGINERING, A. SHITZER, MEDITREND MARKETING, TAGAD CHEMICALS, MARLOV, DEAL ENGINEERS, A.D. SINUN, HELION, ELCON – MAMAB, BEIT DEKEL, DOR  CHEMICALS, BERLIN TECHNOLOGIES, etc.

 

Operating from:

1.    Corporate Headquarters (mostly leased) on an area of 9,125 sq. meters in 5 Basel Street, Industrial Zone, Petach Tikva. Also have R&D facility.

2.    Owned plants & Labs & offices (3 sites, on a leased plot) on an area of 11,897 sq. meters in 2 Hamarpe Street, the Science Based Industries Campus, Har Hotzvim, Jerusalem,

3.    Plants & Labs (mostly owned) in Kfar Saba (64 Hashikma Street), Netanya (2 API sites, incl. Logistics), Kiryat Shmone, Beit Shemesh, Ashdod and Ramat Hovav (API & R&D), serving subject and its subsidiaries,

4.    A network of subsidiaries primarily located in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. TEVA has direct operations in more than 60 countries, as well as 38 dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in 17 countries, 15 generic R&D centers and 21 API manufacturing sites.

 

Having some 41,000 employees, of which 6,600 in Israel.

 

 

MEANS

 

Current market value US$ 50,186 million.

 

In January 2010 subject reported it will Buy Back for its own shares in volume of up to US$ 1 billion, and in January 2011 announced on an early redemption of bond serie it issued in 2006 (for the IVAX acquisition) in sum of US$ 813 million.

 

Subject also announced it has entered into a new three-year, US$1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which replaces and expands existing credit lines at terms that are more favorable to them.

 

Subject and several of its subsidiaries are “Approved Enterprises” and as such enjoys tax benefits and State incentives.

 

There is 1 charge for an unlimited amount registered on the company’s assets (shares in a subsidiary), in favor of CLAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

Consolidated B/S shows:

                                                                                                  US$ (millions)

                                                                                           30.09.2010            31.12.2009

ASSETS

Current assets

     Cash and cash equivalents                                                        935                    1,995

     Short term investments                                                               21                       253

     Accounts receivable                                                               5,228                    5,019

     Inventories                                                                             3,862                    3,332

     Prepaid expensed and other current assets                              1,813                    1,542

                                                                                               11,859                  12,141

 

Long-term investments and receivables                                            680                       534

Property, plant & equipment (net)                                                 4,228                    3,766

Identifiable intangible assets (net)                                                 5,881                    4,053

Goodwill                                                                                   15,569                  12,674

Other assets                                                                                 819                       642

                                                                                               39,036                  33,810

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LIABILITIES

Current liabilities                                                                         9,323                    7,602

Long term liabilities                                                                     8,007                    6,949

Equity                                                                                      21,706                 19,259

                                                                                               39,036                  33,810

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ANNUAL SALES

                                                                           Consolidated Statement of Income

                                                                                                US$ (millions)

                                                                                             Year ended 31.12

                                                                                    2007              2008              2009

Sales                                                                           9,408           11,085           13,899

 

Gross profit                                                                  4,877             5,968             7,367

 

Operating income                                                          2,395             1,145             2,405

 

Income before income taxes                                          2,353                827             2,203

 

Net income                                                                   1,952                635             2,004

                                                                               ======        ======         ======

 

Consolidated first 9 months of 2010 sales US$ 11,703 million (16% increase compared to the parallel period in 2009), making a gross profit of US$ 6,601 million, operating profit of US$ 3,097 million and net income of US$ 2,560 million.

 

Note: Q3 2010 sales include RATIOPHARM's sales.

 


OTHER COMPANIES

 

Principal operating subsidiaries are (all 100% stake unless otherwise stated):

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.,

IVAX PHARMACEUTICAL IRELAND, branch of IVAX INTERNATIONAL B.V.,

IVAX ARGENTINE S.A., TEVA TUTEUR S.A., Argentine,

TEVA CANADA LIMTED, Canada,

LABORATORIO CHILE S.A., Chile,

PLIVA HRVATSKA d.o.o., Croatia,

PLIVA d.d., 98%, Croatia,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS CR s.r.o, Czech Republic,

TEVA CZECH INDUSTRIES s.r.o, Czech Republic,

TEVA CLASSICS S.A.S, France,

TEVA SANTE S.A.S, France

AWD PHARMA GmbH & CO. KG, Germany,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED CO., Hungary,

TEVA PHARMA ITALIA S.R.L., Italy

LEMERY S.A. DE C.V., Mexico,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS POLSKA sp. Z.o.o., Poland,

PLIVA KRAKOW SA, Poland, 97%,

PLIVA RUS LLC, Russia,

TEVA LLC, Russia,

LABORATORIOS DAVUR S.L., Spain,

PLANTEX USA INC, USA,

PLANTEX CHEMICALS B.V., the Netherlands,

PHARMACHEMIE B.V., the Netherlands,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS EUROPE B.V., the Netherlands,

TEVA ANIMAL HEALTH INC., USA,

TEVA U.K. LIMITED, U.K,

TEVA DEUTCHLAND GmbH, Germany,

ASSIA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD., developers, manufacturers, exporters and marketers of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and fine chemicals and raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry.

SALOMON LEVIN & ELSTEIN LTD. (S.L.E), importers and distributors of pharmaceuticals and allied goods.

TEVA MEDICAL LTD., manufacturers, importers, marketers of medical equipment, specializing in dialysis systems and solutions.

PLANTEX LTD., developers, manufacturers and marketers of raw materials for generic medicine, part of API Division.

ABIC LTD., developers, manufacturers, exporters and marketers of pharmaceutical & fine chemicals.

MERCKLE RATIOPHARM GROUP

 

 

BANKERS

 

Bank Leumi Le’Israel Ltd., Central Branch (No. 800), Tel Aviv.

Bank Hapoalim Ltd., Belinson Branch (No. 552), Petach Tikva.

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Main Branch (No. 010), Tel Aviv.

Mizrahi Tefahot bank Ltd., Main Business Branch (No 461), Tel Aviv.

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learned (apart of several pending commercial lawsuits, none of which is of significance, while some were resolved in February 2010).

 

Subject is ranked 1st in the list of leading Israeli companies in terms of market value. It is ranked among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and the leading generic pharmaceutical company. TEVA’s global share in the generic pharmaceutical market is 11% and in the American market share is estimated to be 24% (and market share of 16% in total prescription drugs in USA).

 

In the local market subject has a 25% market share in the pharmaceutical field. TEVA is the largest non-governmental supplier of healthcare products and services in Israel.

 

Subsidiary NOVOPHARM, now TEVA CANADA (acquired in 2000 for US$ 262 million in shares deal) is the second largest generic manufacturer in Canada.

 

Subject's first brand-name drug Copaxone for multiple sclerosis remains its biggest source of sales and profit.

 

In 1996 subject acquired American BIOCRAFT for US$ 289 million in shares deal and in 1999 COPELY of the USA, for US$ 220 million in cash.

 

In April 2002 subject acquired BAYER CLASSICS, a subsidiary of BAYER of Germany (today TEVA CLASSICS), paying a sum of 97 million.

 

In June 2002, subject completed its latest acquisition of HPFC (HONEYWELL PHARMACEUTICAL FINE CHEMICALS), the raw material for medicines division of HONEYWELL in Italy, in consideration of US$ 90 million.

At end of 2003 subject acquired SICOR, developers of API products and generic pharmaceuticals, for US$ 3.4 billion, US$ 2 billion in cash and US$ 1.4 billion in shares.

 

In August 2004, subject acquired DORUM of Italy, the generic arm of the PFIZER Group, for a sum of 70 million.

 

In January 2006, subject completed its major acquisition of IVAX CORP., a main competitor in the generic drugs field, in a transaction valued US$ 8 billion in cash and shares. Subject completed a US$ 2.75 billion capital raise in a public offering of bonds for financing the IVAX deal.

 

In mid 2007 subject completed the acquisition of Turkish MED ILAC in a deal valued several tens US$ millions.

 

As part of subject’s entrance into the bio-generic field, it acquired in February 2008 the American pharmaceutical company CoGenesys, operating in the biological treatments, for US$ 400 million. Subject also signed a cooperation agreement with Swiss LONZA.

 

In 2007 subject launched its 2nd proprietary branded product (after the Copaxone), the Azilect - for treatment for Parkinson's Disease (PD).

 

In January 2008, subject published its accrued generic drugs data, for file pending for FDA aspproval, which represent total sales of US$ 103 billion in terms of the original drugs and reflects subject's potential.

Also in January, subject signed a cooperation agreement with Belgian bio-pharmaceutical company UCB for respiratory problems treatment.

 

In March 2008, it was reported that as part of TEVA's expansion strategy in Europe, it is investing close to US$ 100 million in manufacturing facility in Hungary, US$ 50 in a plant in the Czech Republic and US$ 65 million in a plant in Ireland.

 

In July 2008 TEVA completed the acquisition of BENTLEY PHARMACEUTICALS of Spain, manufacturers and marketers of generic drugs, for US$ 360 million (in cash).

 

In February 2009, subject completed the sale of its veterinary business unit in Israel, which is strategically no longer part of its core activities, in consideration of US$ 47 million, to PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP.

 

In September 2008 subject announced a joint venture with KOWA of Japan, designed to expand operations in the Japanese market.

 

In December 2008 it was reported on winning 20% of a German Health fund AOK tender, whose value is estimated at 200 million per year.

 

In December 2008 subject completed the acquisition of BARR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., the 4th largest generic drug company worldwide (established 1970, with 2007 sales were US$ 2.5 billion), for US$ 7.46 billion (40% in shares, rest in cash), as well as taking upon itself BARR's debt in volume of US$ 1.5 billion. The acquisition strengthens subject’s position in the U.S. and European and Central and Eastern European markets. Also subject strenghen its penetration into the women health field with its emergency contraception drug, approved by the FDA in July 2009.

 

In January 2009 it was reported that TEVA Israel enters the field of Clinical Nutrition marketing, starting with nutrition supplements developed by israeli firms ENZYMOTEC and SE-CURE PHARMACEUTICALS.

 

In May 2009 subject started the constrution of its new logistic center in Hevel Modiin Industrial Park wich will serve Group's activities. Project is estemated to be completed in March 2011, with an investment of US$ 100 million.

 

In August 2009 it was reported that subject’s American rival MYLAN submitted for FDA approval to the generic version for subject’s flagship drug Copaxone, which poses a major blow for subject when it patent will be over in 2014.

 

In December 2009 subject announced it will invest US$ 60 million in ONCOGENEX PHARMASEUTICALS, of Canada which develops drugs to enhance that efficiancy of Chimotherapy. Subject will further invest upto US$ 370 million according to milestones.

 

In December 2009 it was reported that subject acquired control of TAISHO, of Japan for several tens US$ millions, and several tens US$ millions for TAISHO's debts. Deal will be carried out by subject's partnership in Japan TEVA KOWA.

 

In August 2010, TEVA completed the acquisition of RATIOPHARM, Germany's second largest generics producer for the sum of $4.95 billion (€3.625 billion). Subject raised US$ 2.5 billion for the deal finance (3 bonds series). Following the acquisition, TEVA will be the number one generic company in Europe, holding the leading market position in ten countries, as well as ranking in the top three in seven additional countries.

 

In January 2011 subject completed the acquisition of THÉRAMEX, MERCK KGaA's European based women's health business, for 265 million.

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements and all credits.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.74

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.73

Euro

1

Rs.62.73

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

 

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