Novartis is Runnin' Like the Wind! (And Makin' Money Too!)

Mama Said Good Sales Were a Good Thing

Well hello there. Forrest Gump here. You won't believe what I heard. Seems this company called Novartis they make medicine you know like the kind that makes you feel all better. They had themselves a real good quarter. Sales were up 15% which is like runnin' from Alabama to well further than that I reckon. They made $13.2 billion! That's a lot of shrimp I tell you what. And their income? Up 27%! That's faster than Bubba can peel shrimp! They must be doing somethin' right like when I figured out how to play ping pong real good.

Run Forrest Run... for Profits!

The CEO a fella named Vas Narasimhan he sounds like a smart cookie even if his name is a tongue twister. He said they're doin' so well 'cause of their heart failure medicine somethin' called Entresto and their arthritis medicine Cosentyx. I don't know what those are but they must be mighty powerful. He also mentioned some other medicines like Kisqali for breast cancer Kesimpta for multiple sclerosis and Leqvio for cholesterol. Seems like they got somethin' for just about everything like Jenny always had somethin' goin' on.

Tariffs? That Sounds Like Some Kind of Seafood Dish Gone Wrong

Now there's talk about these things called 'tariffs'. Sounds kinda like terrible and from what I gather they ain't good. Seems like President Trump he's thinkin' about puttin' taxes on medicines coming into America. Mr. Narasimhan he's worried about that. He said it might stop folks from gettin' the medicine they need. I reckon that's like takin' away a man's shrimp boat. Ain't right.

America America God Shed His Grace on Thee... and Novartis Too!

But here's the good news. Novartis they're investin' a whole lotta money in America. Like $23 billion! They're buildin' and fixin' up 10 factories so they can make all their important medicines right here in the good ol' US of A. Mr. Narasimhan said they're doin' this 'cause they want to make sure folks in America can get their medicine. That's like plantin' a whole field of shrimp just so everyone gets enough to eat.

Roche Joins the Party! It's Like a Pharmaceutical Jamboree!

And get this another company Roche they're jumpin' on the bandwagon too! They're gonna invest $50 billion in America and create over 12,000 jobs! That's more people than I saw at that anti war rally! It's like everyone's suddenly realized America is the place to be. Mama always said you never know what you're gonna get and it looks like America's gettin' a whole lotta investment!

And That's All I Have to Say About That...

So there you have it. Novartis is doin' good they're worried about taxes and they're investin' in America. It's all kinda complicated but like Lieutenant Dan always said 'Adapt improvise overcome!' And I reckon that's what Novartis is doin'. Now if you'll excuse me I think I hear Jenny callin'. Or maybe it's just the wind. You never can tell.