Teva Pharmaceutical Industries presents updated strategy to deliver profitable growth by 2015

During its investor meeting today, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) presented an updated strategy, highlighting key opportunities for growth and announcing its long-term goals of reaching revenues of $31 billion and non-GAAP net income of $6.8 billion, or 22% of revenues, by 2015.

“In the years to come, Teva will seek to extend our global leadership and deliver profitable growth, doubling our revenues by 2015 and reaching net income margins of 22%”

"In the years to come, Teva will seek to extend our global leadership and deliver profitable growth, doubling our revenues by 2015 and reaching net income margins of 22%," said Shlomo Yanai, Teva's President and CEO. "Our core business, generics, will continue to drive our growth. At the same time, we will continue to expand our branded business, further leveraging the diversity of our balanced business model.”

The growing worldwide demand for generic pharmaceuticals – as a means to expand access to affordable high-quality medicine and control healthcare costs – will continue to drive the growth of Teva's core business in the U.S. and globally. A significant portion of this growth is expected to come from those European and international markets that are currently characterized by low generic penetration rates. Teva's branded business will be further strengthened through internal R&D, licensing and other business development opportunities, and geographic expansion of its existing product portfolio – thereby enhancing its balanced business model. Biogenerics is another important growth driver in Teva's future. Teva remains committed to becoming a leading player in this evolving market and has taken significant steps to build the necessary infrastructure to accomplish this goal.

Teva's growth will be driven by its market leadership and competitive advantages, including its scale and global footprint, its high degree of back integration, the robustness of its product portfolio and track record in being first to market in the U.S. and other regions and its commitment to high quality. With these competitive advantages, Teva will seek to outpace market growth.

Mr. Yanai continued, "All of us at Teva are enthusiastic about what we plan to achieve in the next five years, and in particular about the value we expect to create for all of our stakeholders."