AmerisourceBergen Corporation

Industry: Biotechnology Drugs

Fortune Rank: 24

AmerisourceBergen Corp. is a wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals and related healthcare services serving its customers nationwide through drug distribution facilities and specialty products distribution facilities. For the 9 mos. ended 6/30/05, revenues rose 2% to $40.66B. Net income from cont. ops. before acct. chg. fell 29% to $270.6M. Results reflect higher revenue in deliveries to customer warehouses, offset by the inclusion of impairment.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation is a pharmaceutical services company in the United States, which serves both pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers in the pharmaceutical supply channel. The Company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. The Company distributes a line of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products and home healthcare supplies and equipment to a wide variety of healthcare providers located throughout the United States, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail-order facilities, physicians, clinics and other alternate site facilities, as well as skilled nursing and assisted living centers. It also provides pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to long-term care, workers' compensation and specialty drug patients.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

AmerisourceBergen Corporation is a Fortune 500 company. In 2010 AmerisourceBergen Corporation was ranked number 24 on the Fortune 500 list, making it the 24th largest company in the United States when judged by revenue.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation achieved revenue of $71,789.00 million in 2010 and earned a profit of $503.40 million.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation' rank improves

The company ranking improved in 2010, moving up the Fortune 500 list to 24th compared to 26th in 2009. This was based on its 2009 revenue of $70,594 million (a change of 1 million compared to 2010) and profits of $251 million (a change of $252 million compared to 2009).

Another point of view

To many investors, profits are more important than the revenue a company earns. If the Fortune 500 was ranked by profits instead of revenue then AmerisourceBergen Corporation would be ranked 211th rather than 24th due to its profits of $503 in 2010.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation Revenue* Profit* Fortune Ranking
201071,78950324
200970,59425126
200866,07446928
200761,20346829
200654,59026527

* US$ Million

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