How This Healthcare Giant Actually Earns Money

This video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which analyst Austin Smith discusses topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin takes a closer look at healthcare mega-firm Johnson & Johnson (NYS: JNJ) . While the company may be best known for the products of its consumer-facing division, such as Band-Aid, Tylenol, and baby shampoos, it is actually its smallest divisions it terms of revenue. The company's pharmaceutical and medical device segments earn far more revenue. Being diversified across these three segments makes the company far more stable than other healthcare players like Pfizer (NYS: PFE) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYS: GSK) , which are dependent on blockbuster drugs, and are more sensitive to patent cliffs. Bake into the mix the company's beta of 0.42, and a dividend of 3.5%, and you've got a great company to hang onto for the long haul.

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