Company Information

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Address: 135 DURYEA RD  
City: MELVILLE 
State: NY 
Zip Code: 11747 
Telephone: 631-843-5500 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 5047
(As filed with the SEC)  

We believe we are the largest distributor of healthcare products and services primarily to office-based healthcare practitioners. We serve more than 600,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. We believe that we have a strong brand identity due to our more than 77 years of experience distributing healthcare products. We are headquartered in Melville, New York, employ more than 12,500 people (of which over 5,500 are based outside the United States) and have operations in the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We also have affiliates in Iceland, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
06/20103.55NA15.46
03/20103.46NA17.02
12/20093.41NA15.43
09/20093.20NA17.16
06/20092.92NA16.42
03/20092.83NA14.13
12/20082.75NA13.34
09/20082.86NA18.83

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/26

Profitability 2009 Leverage 2009
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.51Total Liab/Total Assets0.39
Net Inc/Total Assets0.08Total Liab/Inv Cap0.55
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.11Total Liab/Comm Equity2.47
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.07Interest Coverage Ratio20.37
Net Inc/Net Sales0.05Curr Debt/Equity0.01
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.06LTD/Equity0.11
SG&A/NetSales0.22Total Debt/Equity0.12
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover8.47Quick Ratio1.33
Inventory Turnover6.13Current Ratio2.05
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.35
Net Sales/Work Cap5.80Inv/Curr Assets0.35
Net Sales/PP&E25.19  

Income Statement (Millions)

  6/26/2010 3/27/2010 12/26/2009 9/26/2009
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 1,849.40 1,760.31 1,786.08 1,659.43
Cost of Goods Sold 1,303.76 1,247.28 1,259.81 1,183.17
Selling & Admin Exps 407.64 396.99 389.65 362.38
Operating Income 138.01 103.76 137.64 113.89
Interest Exp 9.19 9.09 5.04 5.17
Pretax Income 132.80 97.95 135.34 113.04
Other Income 3.98 3.27 2.74 4.33
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 84.00 60.90 86.41 96.42

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 6/26/2010 3/27/2010 12/26/2009 9/26/2009
Cash & Short Term Investments 336.11 382.37 471.15 317.61
Receivables - Total 872.85 847.49 773.40 805.03
Inventories - Total 797.60 806.12 775.20 770.37
Total Current Assets 2,212.55 2,219.37 2,203.53 2,079.75
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 248.23 249.72 259.58 257.60
Total Assets 4,417.67 4,262.63 3,835.99 3,703.34
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 1,000.73 988.23 1,051.76 1,003.47
Debt in Current Liabilities 25.47 25.64 24.49 25.66
Total Current Liabilities 1,026.20 1,013.87 1,076.25 1,029.13
Long-Term Debt 523.42 522.88 243.37 242.51
Total Liabilities 1,809.75 1,784.69 1,495.94 1,513.35
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 0.18 0.16 0.03 61.72
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.90
Retained Earnings 1,637.51 1,553.51 1,492.61 1,406.20
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,266.81 2,191.41 2,161.48 2,012.47
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 4,076.57 3,976.10 3,657.42 3,525.83

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 6/26/2010 3/27/2010 12/26/2009 9/26/2009
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 107.31 21.68 178.51 138.80
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -137.99 -144.41 28.42 -72.61
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -0.04 5.64 -50.78 -143.76

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20054,635.93151.331.82
12/20065,153.10163.762.04
12/20075,920.19215.172.58
12/20086,394.87243.142.75
12/20096,538.34311.153.41
Growth Rates8.9819.7517.00

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional06/30/1036885,39693.31




Report Date : 8/30/2010

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