With over 33,000 employees worldwide, production plants in 13 countries and annual sales of over $22 billion worldwide, Eli Lilly and Company is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. It was founded in Indianapolis in 1876 by the pharmacologist, officer and entrepreneur Eli Lilly.
According to Eli Lilly's latest financial reports the company has £2.78 Billion in cash and cash equivalents. A company’s cash on hand also refered as cash/cash equivalents (CCE) and Short-term investments, is the amount of accessible money a business has.