Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) - Halal (Shariah-Compliant)
Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) is classified as Halal (Shariah-Compliant) according to AAOIFI Shariah screening standards. This assessment is based on business activity screening and financial ratio analysis using the AAOIFI methodology.
Business Activity Screen
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - General
- Result
- Pass
- Reason
- The sector "Healthcare" and industry "Drug Manufacturers - General" are not in the excluded categories.
Financial Ratios
- Debt Ratio
- Value: 9.4% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Pass
- Cash & Interest-bearing Securities Ratio
- Value: 3.1% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Pass
- Non-Permissible Income Ratio
- Value: 0.4% | Threshold: 5% | Result: Pass
Dividend Purification
Purification percentage: 0.40%.Based on the company's financial statements, approximately 0.40% of dividend income should be donated to charity for purification. This is derived from identified interest income (0.40% of total income). Some scholars may differ on the exact calculation method.
About Novo Nordisk A/S
Novo Nordisk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. It operates through two segments, Obesity and Diabetes Care, and Rare Disease. The Obesity and Diabetes care segment provides products for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, and other emerging therapy areas. The Rare Disease segment offers products in the areas of rare blood disorders, rare endocrine disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company also provides NovoPen 6 and NovoPen Echo Plus, smart insulin pens; Dose Check, an insulin dose guidance application; growth hormone pens and injection needles; and Wegovy pill an oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist therapy for weight management. The company has a collaboration with Anthropic accelerate the development of new medicines and advance AI-driven software development. It operates in Europe, Canada, the United States, Japan, Korea, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. It has a strategic collaboration with Orbis Medicines to discover and develop oral macrocycle therapeutics for cardiometabolic diseases. The company was formerly known as Novo Industri A/S and changed its name to Novo Nordisk A/S in April 1989. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.