GlaxoSmithKline

LON: GSK-GB

Pharmaceuticals: Major

Valuation

fair

Market Cap

$98.02bn

MEGA cap

Share Price ↑

£15.11 (1.08%)

GlaxoSmithKline Prices from the past year

YTD Return ↑

14.2231%

since start of 2018

P/E Ratio

44.69

Source: FactSet financial data and analytics.

Corporate Values

Carbon Footprint
Pollution Prevention
Water Conservation
Data Privacy
Consumer Health
Employee Satisfaction
Workplace Safety
Corp Gov
Ethical Practices
Conflict Materials
Forced Labor
Gender Diversity

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About

Pharmaceuticals: Major Founded 1999

GlaxoSmithKline Plc is a global healthcare company which engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products including vaccines, over the counter medicines and health-related consumer products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals R&D, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare. The Pharmaceuticals segment researches, develops and makes available medicines that treat a variety of serious and chronic diseases. The Vaccines segment produces pediatric and adult vaccines to prevent a range of infectious diseases including, hepatitis A and B, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, measles, mumps and rubella, polio, typhoid, influenza and bacterial meningitis. The Consumer Healthcare segment markets a range of consumer health products based on scientific innovation. The company was founded on December 6, 1999 and is headquartered in Brentford, the United Kingdom.

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Mindful Investing Summary

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Carbon Footprint 5 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is a top performer among its competitors for its carbon footprint. A company’s performance in this category is based on its success in implementing energy efficiency measures. Investments in energy efficient technology, green building and sourcing of renewable energy can all lead to cost savings and reduce the company’s contribution to climate change.
Pollution Prevention 5 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is a top performer on this issue. Companies are evaluated on pollution prevention by the levels of waste (including hazardous waste) they produce and release into the environment, and can be affected by whether they develop products that can reduce exposure to pollution.
Water Conservation 5 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is a top performer among its peers in this category. A company’s score in this category depends on its measures to minimize water usage and impacts on stressed or drought-prone water resources.
Data & Privacy Protection — N/A

GlaxoSmithKline among its peers and competitors for data privacy and protection. Companies today digitally manage vast amounts of personal information about their clients. A company’s score on this issue is based on the systems, products and procedures it has in place to minimize the risk for data and privacy breaches.
Consumer Health, Wellness & Safety 2 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline performs poorly compared to its peers and competitors Companies in this category manage its product and safety risks.
Employee Ownership, Satisfaction, Benefits & Pay 3 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is an average performer among its peers for employee satisfaction and pay. A company’s score on this issue depends on its frequency and likelihood of labor disputes as well as its practices to keep and retain talent - such as compensation, family leave, employee health care and other benefits. Employers that are rated as good to work for consistently produce higher stock returns than their peers.
Workplace Health and Safety 5 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is a top performer among its competitors on this issue. A company’s workplace health and safety is evaluated not only by the number of accidents and injuries in the workplace, but also by their safety policies, training procedures, and their investment in equipment that can reduce accidents.
Integrity of Corporate Governance 4 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline performs well among its competitors on corporate governance. This score is determined by the company’s accounting practices, executive pay, board organization and ownership structure.
Ethical Practices 1 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline performs very poorly compared to its peers and competitors. A company’s rating on this issue is based on its history of controversies related to unethical corporate behavior, such as false claims about their products, price fixing, executive misconduct, insider trading or fraudulent practices.
Usage of Conflict Materials — N/A

GlaxoSmithKline among its competitors in this category. Certain products use raw materials that are commonly sourced from militias or other organizations that promote or engage in conflict in their region. To perform well in this category companies must provide adequate assurances that any of these metals used in their production are in fact from conflict-free sources.
Forced Labor — N/A

GlaxoSmithKline compared to its competitors on forced labor. A company’s score on this issue depends on its use of forced labor and on its work conditions for outsourced labor.
Diversity of Corporate Leadership 5 N/A

GlaxoSmithKline is a top performer based on its peers as well as companies in similar geographic regions. Companies are assessed on factors such as board diversity and senior management diversity. Companies performing well on this issue typically are more profitable than its peers, while companies with very poor scores typically have greater stock price volatility and lower returns on capital.

GlaxoSmithKline - Competitors and Related Companies

How GlaxoSmithKline stacks up to its peers in the Pharmaceuticals: Major industry or with competing business segments.