Health & Fitness
Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
Wed, December 15, 2010
Tue, December 14, 2010
MURRAY HILL, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) at its annual analyst meeting in New York last evening communicated its estimates for 2011 financial performance. The company expects net sales growth in the range of 5 to 8 percent in constant currency for the full year 2011. Earnings per share are expected to grow 14 percent over this year's forecasted results, excluding the impact of items that affect the comparability of results between periods.
In addition, Bard reiterated its previously announced full year 2010 earnings guidance in the range of $5.50 to $5.54 per share, excluding the impact of items that affect the comparability of results between periods.
The Company provided additional guidance on product group revenue growth, gross margin and other elements of its financial outlook available through a replay webcast of the event that can be found on the companya™s website.
C. R. Bard, Inc. ([ www.crbard.com ]), headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ, is a leading multinational developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative, life-enhancing medical technologies in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products.
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This press release contains financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Non-GAAP financial measures for periods previously reported are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures on the companya™s website.
This press release includes net sales growth excluding the impact of foreign exchange. The company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. Because changes in foreign currency exchange rates have a non-operating impact on net sales, the company believes that evaluating growth in net sales on a constant currency basis provides an additional and meaningful assessment of net sales to both management and the companya™s investors.
The company excludes certain items because they may cause certain statements of income categories not to be indicative of ongoing operating results, and therefore affect the comparability of results between periods. The company therefore believes that these non-GAAP measures provide an additional and meaningful assessment of the companya™s ongoing operating performance. Because the company has historically reported these non-GAAP results to the investment community, management also believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP measures provides consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investorsa™ understanding of the companya™s historic operating trends by providing an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods. Management uses these non-GAAP measures: (1) to establish financial and operational goals; (2) to monitor the companya™s actual performance in relation to its business plan and operating budgets; (3) to evaluate the companya™s core operating performance and understand key trends within the business; and (4) as part of several components it considers in determining incentive compensation.
Management recognizes that the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations, including the fact that they may not be comparable with similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and that management must exercise judgment in determining which types of charges or other items should be excluded from the non-GAAP financial information. Management compensates for these limitations by providing full disclosure of each non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. All non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the applicable GAAP disclosures and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a replacement for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
