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SOMETIMES A DEAL IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. THE VALUE OF DUE DILIGENCE
Buying a pharmacy is a big investment, so you would of course undertake due diligence before making such a substantial commitment. But what should you check? Do you simply have your accountant check the books
THE INCREASING COST OF INVESTING
Over the last five years the financial performance of pharmacy has been subject to the following. Flat script growth; Loss of retail sales; Flat to declining retail margin; Loss of customers; A period of rising
FINANCIAL MARKETS UPDATE 2013
With Markets recently focusing on the expectation of the US Quantitative Easing (QE) Program being tapered back, we have experienced a steepening of the yield curve, with longer term Swap rates rising significantly. Under a
NEW CHANGES TO THE FAIR WORK ACT – FAMILY FRIENDLY WORKPLACES
The Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 which was passed on 27 June 2013 has the effect of extending existing family friendly measures (‘the Amendments’) under Fair Work Act 2009 (‘the Act’). Pharmacy businesses should take
Keys For Acquisition
When purchasing a pharmacy, the buyer must consider several key aspects before making the final decision on the value that the business presents to them. Understanding these aspects and incorporating them into the purchase decision
PHARMACY VALUES
Retail pharmacy has become a very competitive environment which is unduly exposed to high rentals and threatened by a continual ratcheting of the PBS. Where will prices of pharmacy head in the future? Certainly there