'Do Drug Companies Make Drugs, Or Money?' - Is it a sincere question?

Are they plain stupid?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2014/07/29/do-drug-companies-make-drugs-or-money/?partner=yahootix

Another stupid question: “Is the role of leading large pharmaceutical companies to discover lifesaving drugs or to make money for shareholders through financial engineering?” inside the article...