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Stada Raises Sales And Earnings But Admits ‘Tough’ Q2

Organic And Inorganic Moves Drive Growth

 
• By Dean Rudge

Privately-owned Stada provided little insight into the exact mechanics of its operations for the first six months of 2020 but nevertheless said it had enjoyed an “above-market sales and earnings increase.” However, a raft of one-off expenses bit into the German firm’s profitability.

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Stada's group sales as reported increased by 16% to €1.47bn • Source: Shutterstock

Stada welcomed an “above-market sales and earnings increase” in the first half of this year, with the firm’s Generics sales increasing by 12% to €833.4m ($986m), driven by sales increases in major European markets alongside the acquisition of a product portfolio from Switzerland’s Opti Pharm.

Increased sales in its native Germany, where Stada’s Aliud Pharma subsidiary “did well,” alongside Italy, Belgium and France, helped Stada’s Generics operation in the six months to 30 June

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