Henry Schein, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2014
January 06, 2014 at 12:00 pm IST
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Henry Schein, Inc. revised earnings guidance for the year 2014. The company expects the Arseus transaction to be dilutive to earnings per share in 2014 by approximately $0.03. The company now expects diluted EPS attributable to the company to be $5.29 to $5.39, which represents growth of 8% to 10% compared with the midpoint of the 2013 guidance range.
Guidance for 2014 diluted EPS attributable to the company is for current continuing operations as well as completed or previously announced acquisitions, and does not include the impact of other potential future acquisitions, if any.
Henry Schein, Inc. specializes in the distribution of care products and services intended for health professionals (doctors, surgeons, dentists, veterinary laboratories and clinics). Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- distribution of health care products and equipment (93.5%): dental products and equipment (65.4% of net sales; consumable products, laboratory equipment, print materials, implants, anesthetics, etc.) and medical equipment (34.6%; medicines, vaccines, vitamins, surgical material, diagnostic tests, etc.);
- other (6.5%): sale and integration of management software, financial, training, maintenance and equipment repair services.
The United States account for 69.9% of net sales.Henry Schein, Inc. specializes in the distribution of care products and services intended for health professionals (doctors, surgeons, dentists, veterinary laboratories and clinics). Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- distribution of health care products and equipment (93.5%): dental products and equipment (65.4% of net sales; consumable products, laboratory equipment, print materials, implants, anesthetics, etc.) and medical equipment (34.6%; medicines, vaccines, vitamins, surgical material, diagnostic tests, etc.);
- other (6.5%): sale and integration of management software, financial, training, maintenance and equipment repair services.
The United States account for 69.9% of net sales.
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