Teva Edges Closer To Growth, But With A Big Overhang

Teva's turnaround is progressing, but the company forecast largely flat revenues and earnings in 2020. A threat to the improved stability is how an opioid litigation settlement might unfold.

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is heading into the third year of a massive turnaround strategy that began under CEO Kare Schultz in late 2017, and while the company made substantial progress on its goal of returning to earnings growth in 2020, the expectation for generic revenues continues to be moderate and there is a threat to the stability from opioid liability litigation.

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