Not too long ago, pharmaceutical giant Astrazeneca reached a £200bn valuation—one of only a few London-listed FTSE 100 companies to do so.
The major milestone was a testament to CEO Pascal Soriot’s strategic overhaul over the past decade, which has steered Astrazeneca away from its historic focus on respiratory and primary care toward a successful portfolio of cancer drugs.
But that valuation has slipped by nearly a quarter in just two months. Astrazeneca’s market capitalisation has now fallen as low as £152bn.
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