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By Stephen Simpson : You would think that a company posting roughly double the industry average revenue growth rate and solid margins should be one of the more highly-valued companies in the sector. Alas, that's not the case with Covidien ( COV ). While I don't want to leave readers with the ...
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Medical-device maker C . R . Bard ( BCR +1% ) names Aramark executive Christopher Holland as its new CFO. Post your comment!
By Furbonacci : Becton, Dickinson and Company ( BDX ) is a worldwide medical technology company with revenues of $7.87 billion. BDX sports a 2.4% forward annual dividend yield with a payout ratio of only 31% , leaving plenty of room for dividend increases. Some of the larger companies in medical ...
CR Bard ( BCR ) Q1 2012 Earnings Call April 24, 2012 5:00 pm ET Executives Timothy M. Ring - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
C . R . Bard ( BCR ): Q1 EPS of $1.61 beats by $0.05 . Revenue of $730M (+4.2% Y/Y) misses by $3M . Shares +0.6% AH. ( PR ) Post your comment!
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the C . R . Bard , Incorporated First Quarter 2012 Earnings Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode
By Stephen Simpson : There's little question that Intuitive Surgical ( ISRG ) has been one of the all-time great med-tech stocks and arguably has claim to a spot on the all-time list irrespective of industry. Not only has the company managed to drive strong adoption in selected indications, but ...
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