Boehringer's 2008 net sales jump 6.4%
Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim's net sales in full-year 2008 rose 6.4% on the year before to 11.6 billion euros ($14.9 billion), thanks to a strong revenues from prescription drugs, which accounted for 79% of the total.
Earnings before interest and taxes totaled almost 2.0 billion euros, as operating income as a percentage of sales totaled 17.1% in 2008. At 1.4 billion euros, income after taxes was flat on the year before. R&D costs rose 11% to 2.1 billion euros.
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