Novartis AG is a biotechnology and pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis was formed in 1996 from a merger of the two Basel pharmaceutical and chemical companies Ciba-Geigy AG and Sandoz AG. Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with sales of USD 47.4 billion in 2019.
According to Novartis's latest financial reports the company's total assets are A$160.15 Billion. A company’s total assets is the sum of all current and non-current assets, such as inventories, cash and cash equivalents, properties and equipment.