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U.S.	153
Japan	64
France	39

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U.S. Postal Service	785,929
Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

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Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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181. Novartis

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Financials: Latest Results

Rank: 181 (Previous rank: 168)
CEO: Daniel L. Vasella
Employees: 98,200
Address: Lichtstrasse 35
Basel 4056
Country: Switzerland
Website: www.novartis.com

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	39,800.0	7.5
Profits	11,946.0	66.5
Assets	75,452.0	—
Stockholders' equity	49,223.0	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	30
Assets	16

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Johnson & Johnson	107	61,095.0
2	Pfizer	143	48,418.0
3	GlaxoSmithKline	151	45,447.1


4	Roche Group	175	40,314.8
5	Sanofi-Aventis	178	39,977.4
6	Novartis	181	39,800.0
7	AstraZeneca	265	29,559.0
8	Abbott Laboratories	312	25,914.2
9	Merck	332	24,197.7
10	Wyeth	381	22,399.8
11	Bristol-Myers Squibb	427	19,977.0
12	Eli Lilly	453	18,633.5

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Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
Revenues: includes revenues from discontinued operations.

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