47% Micro
30% Small
10% Mid
7% Large
6% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Pharmaceuticals Industry
UK Pharmaceuticals Industry Information
The pharmaceuticals industry involves physical processes such as blending, compression, filtration, heating, encapsulation, shearing, tableting, granulation, coating, and drying to produce drugs for use as medications
Active Businesses
1,273
Annual Sales
£41bn +
Employees
103,538
Economic Contribution
£16bn
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Location of Pharmaceuticals Companies
Pharmaceuticals Companies by Size
Pharmaceuticals Companies by Age
30% Mature
27% Young
26% Established
17% Startup
Oldest Pharmaceuticals Companies
Established
Accord-uk Ltd
1903
Fastest Growing Pharmaceuticals Companies
34% Declining
27% Healthy
15% Rapid
12% Low
11% High
Fastest Growing Pharmaceuticals Companies
3yr CAGR
Pharmaceuticals Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Pharmaceuticals Industry Valuation
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Pharmaceuticals Industry Valuation
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Pharmaceuticals Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations Industry Insights
There are 1,273 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £41 billion .
The Industry employs around 103,537 people and contributes £16 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Pharmaceuticals companies is London with 368 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 30.
The largest Pharmaceuticals company is Astrazeneca Plc with a turnover of £36bn. 47% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 10% Mid companies.
26% of the Pharmaceuticals Industry is made up of 26% Established but the majority are Mature businesses (30%) the oldest company is Smith Kline & French Laboratories Limited founded in 1897.
Pharmaceuticals industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Wave Life Sciences Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 83%. Other fast growing companies include Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd (64%), Cycle Group Holdings Limited (60%) and Nicobrand Limited (52%).
The UK Pharmaceuticals Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 13.10x, Turnover multiple of 3.23x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.15x.
