Regional Overviews

Africa Middle East

This region represents the single largest revenue contributor in the Commercial Pharmaceuticals segment, with revenues predominantly from Regional Brands.

 

Aspen supplies well-established local brands, as well as internationally recognised medicines across multiple countries in the region, supported by commercial and sales employees. Extensive and differentiated manufacturing capabilities including high potency and hormonal solids, vaccines and other state-of-the-art sterile capabilities exist at one of the Group’s primary manufacturing sites in Gqeberha, South Africa. This primary site is complemented by five regional sites across the continent.

Key Countries

Egypt
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Tanzania
Kenya

Overview

Brand Therapeutic category

Eltroxin

Thyroid hormone replacement

Mybulen

Analgesic anti-inflammatory

Solpadeine

Analgesic anti-inflammatory

Stilpane

Narcotic analgesic combinations

Trustan

Anti-ulcerant

10
Products
Launched

(2021: 48)

0
Product
Recalls

(2021: 3)

0 %
Average Staff
Turnover

(2021: 16%)

Work-related
Facilities

(2021: Nil)

100
Sales
Representatives

(2021: 242)

2500
Permanent
Employees

(June 2021: 3,866)

Revenue 2022
R’million
2021 (CER)
R’million
Change
%

Commercial Pharmaceuticals

8 403

8 633

(3)

Regional Brands

7 878

8 108

(3)

Sterile Focus Brands

525

525

0

Manufacturing

1872

927

>100

FDF

1 662

671

>100

API Chemicals

210

256

(18)

Total

10 275

9 560

7

Note: Commercial Pharmaceuticals revenue is by customer geography and manufacturing revenue by place of manufacture.

Contribution to Group revenue (%)
2022
Revenue by segment (%)
2022

* Sources: IQVIA TPM MAT** June 2022, IQVIA Middle East & Africa Pharmaceutical Market Insights – Released June 2022; Source: IQVIA May 2022 MAT.
** Moving annual total.

Closed Period

Aspen is in a closed period from 1 January until the publication of our interim results on the JSE SENS platform scheduled to be released on 1 March 2023.

The live presentation will take place in Cape Town at 08h30 on 2 March 2023.