1997 Annual Report
Product Review Financials Setting
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| Quarterly Data | Financial Summary |
 

  Quarterly Consolidated Financial Data
  Pfizer Inc and Subsidiary Companies

  Quarter
 
(millions of dollars, except per share data)   First   Second   Third   Fourth   Year 
1997                    
  • Net sales
  •  $ 3,002  $ 2,854  $ 2,999  $ 3,333  $ 12,188 
  • Alliance revenue
  •   (1)   59   95   163   316 
  • Total revenues
  •   3,001   2,913   3,094   3,496   12,504 
  • Costs and expenses
  •                    
    • Cost of sales
      545   510   546   673   2,274 
    • Selling, informational and administrative expenses
      1,114   1,245   1,186   1,411   4,956 
    • Research and development expenses
      413   461   477   577   1,928 
    • Other deductions — net
      67   61   73   57   258 
  • Income before provision for taxes on income and minority interests
  •   862   636   812   778   3,088 
  • Provision for taxes on income
  •   259   175   213   218   865 
  • Minority interests
  •   1   4   3   2   10 
  • Net income
  •  $ 602  $ 457  $ 596  $ 558  $ 2,213 
  • Earnings per common share — basic*
  •  $ .48  $ .36  $ .48  $ .44  $ 1.76 
  • Earnings per common share — diluted*
  •  $ .46  $ .35  $ .46  $ .43  $ 1.70 
  • Cash dividends paid per common share
  •  $ .17  $ .17  $ .17  $ .17  $ .68 
  • Stock prices**
  •                    
    • High
     $ 49 1/2  $ 61 9/16  $ 64 3/4  $ 80   $ 80 
    • Low
     $ 40 5/16  $ 41 1/2  $ 51 1/16  $ 59 7/16  $ 40 5/16

    1996
                       
  • Net sales
  •  $ 2,682  $ 2,661  $ 2,803  $ 3,160  $ 11,306 
  • Costs and expenses
  •                    
    • Cost of sales
      513   521   522   620   2,176 
    • Selling, informational and administrative expenses
      994   1,083   1,040   1,249   4,366 
    • Research and development expenses
      366   422   406   490   1,684 
    • Other deductions — net
      57   61   86   72   276 
  • Income before provision for taxes on income and minority interests
  •   752   574   749   729   2,804 
  • Provision for taxes on income
  •   233   178   232   226   869 
  • Minority interests
  •   2   2   3   (1)  
  • Net income
  •  $ 517  $ 394  $ 514  $ 504  $ 1,929 
  • Earnings per common share — basic*
  •  $ .42  $ .31  $ .41  $ .41  $ 1.55 
  • Earnings per common share — diluted*
  •  $ .40  $ .31  $ .40  $ .39  $ 1.50 
  • Cash dividends paid per common share
  •  $ .15  $ .15  $ .15  $ .15  $ .60 
  • Stock prices**
  •                    
    • High
     $ 35 3/8  $ 38 11/16  $ 39 3/4  $ 45 5/8  $ 45 5/8
    • Low
     $ 30 1/16  $ 31 7/16  $ 32 13/16  $ 38 3/4  $ 30 1/16
     * Earnings per common share have been recomputed for the adoption of SFAS No. 128. For additional details,
       see note 1-H,
    “Significant Accounting Policies — Earnings Per Common Share.”

    ** As reported in The Wall Street Journal.All figures have been adjusted for the 1997 two-for-one stock split.

       As of January 31, 1998 there were 87,198 record holders of our common stock (symbol PFE).
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