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Abhijeet S
SWOT ANALYSIS ON Amgen Inc : Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN, SEHK: 4332) is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret, Neulasta, Neupogen, Sensipar / Mimpara, Nplate, and Prolia. Epogen and Neupogen (the company's first products on the market) were the two most successful biopharmaceutical products at the time of their respective releases.
BusinessWeek ranked Amgen first on the S&P 500 for being one of the most "future-oriented" of those five hundred corporations.[3] BusinessWeek ostensibly calculated the ratio of research and development spending, combined with capital spending, to total outlays; Amgen had the fourth highest ratio, at 506:1000.
Amgen is the largest employer in Thousand Oaks and second only to the United States Navy in terms of number of people employed in Ventura County.
With plans to expand into a new campus under construction in South San Francisco, Amgen abruptly halted construction on the plans and instead put the 365,000 square feet (33,900 m2) of new space on the sublease market.[4]
It is a leading member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a coalition of over 400 companies and NGOs that promotes increased funding for US diplomatic and international development programs.[5]
In 2006, Amgen began sponsoring the Tour of California, one of only three major Union Cycliste Internationale events in the United States
Strengths
* Strong market position
* Extensive refining and marketing operations
* Cash generator
* Wide geographical presence
Weaknesses
* Strong cash position
* Declining reserves
* Bad public perception
Opportunities
* Agreement with Archer Daniels Midland to work on renewable transportation fuels from biomass
* Increasing demand for refined products in China, India
* Increase in demand for natural gas in North America
Threats
* Economic slowdown in the US and EU
* Environmental regulations
* Tax regulations in the US
* Increasing labor costs
BusinessWeek ranked Amgen first on the S&P 500 for being one of the most "future-oriented" of those five hundred corporations.[3] BusinessWeek ostensibly calculated the ratio of research and development spending, combined with capital spending, to total outlays; Amgen had the fourth highest ratio, at 506:1000.
Amgen is the largest employer in Thousand Oaks and second only to the United States Navy in terms of number of people employed in Ventura County.
With plans to expand into a new campus under construction in South San Francisco, Amgen abruptly halted construction on the plans and instead put the 365,000 square feet (33,900 m2) of new space on the sublease market.[4]
It is a leading member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a coalition of over 400 companies and NGOs that promotes increased funding for US diplomatic and international development programs.[5]
In 2006, Amgen began sponsoring the Tour of California, one of only three major Union Cycliste Internationale events in the United States
Strengths
* Strong market position
* Extensive refining and marketing operations
* Cash generator
* Wide geographical presence
Weaknesses
* Strong cash position
* Declining reserves
* Bad public perception
Opportunities
* Agreement with Archer Daniels Midland to work on renewable transportation fuels from biomass
* Increasing demand for refined products in China, India
* Increase in demand for natural gas in North America
Threats
* Economic slowdown in the US and EU
* Environmental regulations
* Tax regulations in the US
* Increasing labor costs
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