Dialysis Industry Saw Little Impact from Recession: Kalorama Reports

June 24, 2010 - PRLog -- The dialysis industry remains stable, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.  The dialysis industry remains a robust, $60.3 billion business that has managed to fuel its growth engine with 5% to 6% growth per year in the past 5 years. What makes this market more interesting and challenging is its relatively small customer base – only 1.8 million dialysis patients form its entire universe. But of course, these are high-value customers, with each customer’s value pegged at an average of $34,000 per year. The stable customer base also explains how the dialysis industry is noncyclical in nature and is only minimally affected by the vagaries of economic downturns.

The dialysis products and services market is a highly fragmented market. Global players account for only a fraction of the total market and the rest is occupied by the regional companies.  Fresenius is the leader in this market and will continue to dominate the scene owing to its vast product line and vertical integration into the lucrative dialysis care segment.  The company’s global presence will continue to provide growth for the company despite changing market conditions in leading markets such as the United States.

The market is divided into two segments: products and services. The dialysis services segment is the biggest portion. Needless to say, the companies that have integrated vertically into setting up dialysis centers have made a substantial leap in terms of revenues and profits. Also, owning dialysis centers/clinics has helped companies to increase their clout over dialysis product sales as dialysis clinics form the major customers for these companies. The dialysis products and supplies market is a small segment of the total dialysis industry.    

Kalorama Information provides a break out of both markets as well as company profiles and trending information for several countries in its report:  World Market for Dialysis Equipment and Services which can be found at http://www.kaloramainformation.com/Dialysis-Equipment-Ser....

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