Biomet announced last evening that it was reducing its 4Q:05 earnings guidance as a consequence of hitting the low end of its previous range for 4Q:05 revenues. The Company stated that revenues totaled $503 million for the 4Q:05 which is... more
Biomet reported an 18% increase in net sales which totaled $482 million during the 3Q:05. The company also reported earnings, excluding any one-time costs associated with its recent Interpore Cross or Biomet Merck acquisitions, totaled $0.40 per diluted share which... more
For the third quarter, with three more companies yet to report, public orthopedic companies have reported that their sales grew 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. To put that into perspective, U.S. GDP grew at a 7.2% annual rate in the... more
$1.1 million in royalty revenue from AcroMed, combined with 25% increase in spinal implant revenues and the glimmer of a turnaround at AOM (MIS) set the stage for a sharp earnings increase for the second quarter. Royalties are now the... more
Despite being asked by the Merrill analyst to comment on the prospects for the Next Gen product (manufactured by Zimmer... oops, she meant Next Generation), Biomet's CEO, Dane Miller, was his usual wry self as he announced that overall sales... more
Exhibit A: Stryker Exhibit B: Interpore Cross Not to pick on Merrill Lynch... but, and we quote, "Product mix benefit may slow a tad... we suspect this mix benefit has been largely realized." Cementless hip stems, metal on metal components... more
As the following table illustrates, revenue growth rates for the first week of earnings season are ranging from 15% for Interpore Cross to 32% for Synvisc' (sold by Genzyme Biosurgery). The DePuy and Stryker (#1 and #2 orthopedic market share,... more
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