Pharmacies & Drug Stores – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
- Market size and major product and service segments
- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Drug Store News
DSN Magazine
https://www.drugstorenews.com/
Monthly trade journal features news and information for retail pharmacy professionals, with content categories including business insights, top retailers, health and over-the-counter products, beauty products, and general merchandise and consumables, and special features including the "State of Retail Pharmacy" (Jan. issue), "Top Retailers" (Apr. issue), and "Retail Clinics" (Jul. issue) reports.
Racher Press, Inc.
Chain Drug Review
https://www.chaindrugreview.com/
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for the chain drug store industry, with special reports including the "Annual State of the Industry Report" (April issue) which profiles the top 50 drug chains and the "Annual Report of Retail Pharmacy" (August issue) which ranks the top 100 chains by dollar volume and location count and analyzes the performance of the top 25 retail drug store chains.
Drug Channels Institute
Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefits Managers
https://drugchannelsinstitute.com/
Biennial report provides a detailed analysis of the industry, with topics covered in individual chapters including operational overview, market structure, specialty drugs and pharmacies, prescription drug payment and spending, consumer copays and coinsurance, benefits managers, reimbursement by third-party payers, relationships with drug wholesalers, and pharmacy and prescription profitability.
BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "446110" to see available reports
Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "446110" to see available reports
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
IBISWorld Research Reports
Industry Financial Ratios
(see links for individual reports)
Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and an array of industry financial ratios, with the financial ratio data presented on an annual basis for the four most recent years for which data is available and on a historical average basis over three-year, five-year, and ten-year time periods. Sample report can be viewed free online.
National Community Pharmacists Association
NCPA Digest
https://ncpa.org/
Annual publication provides an overview of independent community pharmacies, with data provided in this report including number of pharmacies by state, average sales and number of prescriptions dispensed per location, cost of goods sold, gross profit, and payroll expenses as a percentage of sales, number of employees, and average hourly wages for pharmacists, technicians, and clerks.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
Mercer LLC
U.S. Pharmacy Compensation Survey
https://www.imercer.com/
Annual compensation survey provides base pay, short-term incentive, and total cash compensation data for pharmacy personnel, with compensation data categorized by type of operation, geographic region, and company size. Summary excerpts from the survey that provide hourly and annual base pay data for selected job positions on a national, regional, and state basis are available free online.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed by pharmacies and drug stores on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with job positions covered in the survey including pharmacists who dispense prescription drugs and inform patients about the drugs and their use and pharmacy technicians who prepare medications under a pharmacist's direction.
PayScale, Inc.
Retail Pharmacy or Drug Store
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for various job positions in sector such as retail store manager, assistant store manager, retail shift supervisor, pharmacy manager, pharmacist, certified pharmacy technician, and cashier, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Walgreen Co., CVS Health Corporation, and Rite Aid Corporation.
BV Guides and Databases
National Community Pharmacists Association
Resources available from this trade association include:
Pharmacy Blue Book
https://ncpa.org/
Interactive calculator allows users to estimate the value of a retail pharmacy using various valuation formulas
based on annual sales, net income, net profit, annual prescription volume, inventory, and fixtures and equipment.
Calculator is available to NCPA members in the "Ownership Tools" section; free preview
provides an example of an estimated value calculation using these valuation formulas.
Selling A Pharmacy: A "How To" Guide
https://ncpa.org/
Chapter 5: "How to Determine an Equitable Selling or Purchase Price for a Community Pharmacy" from this
seller's guide provides a more detailed discussion of the various valuation formulas used
in the interactive "Pharmacy Blue Book" calculator (see above) which defines the
data inputs used in the formulas and provides examples of estimated value calculations
for each of these formulas.
Drug Wholesalers and Distributors
Hospitals and Health Systems
Insurance Companies and Carriers
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