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 700,000 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 78 years of experience distributing healthcare products. We are headquartered in Melville, New York, employ more than 13,500 people (of which over 6,000 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, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We also have affiliates in Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20113.81NA16.28
06/20113.76NA19.04
03/20113.65NA19.22
12/20103.58NA17.15
09/20103.46NA16.93
06/20103.55NA15.46
03/20103.46NA17.02
12/20093.41NA15.43

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/25

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.54Total Liab/Total Assets0.40
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap0.55
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.10Total Liab/Comm Equity3.04
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.07Interest Coverage Ratio15.92
Net Inc/Net Sales0.04Curr Debt/Equity0.02
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.05LTD/Equity0.16
SG&A/NetSales0.22Total Debt/Equity0.18
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover8.81Quick Ratio1.11
Inventory Turnover6.51Current Ratio1.86
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.43
Net Sales/Work Cap7.52Inv/Curr Assets0.40
Net Sales/PP&E29.80  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/24/2011 6/25/2011 3/26/2011 12/25/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 2,111.69 2,130.64 1,947.76 2,023.57
Cost of Goods Sold 1,524.27 1,518.42 1,381.94 1,448.83
Selling & Admin Exps 444.16 461.01 441.52 432.75
Operating Income 143.26 151.22 124.30 142.00
Interest Exp 6.81 7.90 8.09 7.55
Pretax Income 140.51 148.26 120.47 138.29
Other Income 4.06 4.95 4.26 3.84
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 91.96 94.48 76.50 93.00

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/24/2011 6/25/2011 3/26/2011 12/25/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 106.87 161.79 116.71 150.35
Receivables - Total 1,037.17 1,017.25 986.32 934.74
Inventories - Total 923.69 926.72 930.34 870.21
Total Current Assets 2,317.13 2,349.01 2,261.51 2,169.30
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 262.50 270.02 271.75 252.57
Total Assets 4,798.30 4,883.76 4,794.99 4,547.47
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 1,141.26 1,166.52 1,128.65 1,122.09
Debt in Current Liabilities 60.09 70.42 105.55 46.00
Total Current Liabilities 1,201.35 1,236.95 1,234.20 1,168.09
Long-Term Debt 371.86 372.92 407.46 395.31
Total Liabilities 1,842.08 1,886.24 1,922.10 1,831.71
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 1.41 1.46 1.37 1.33
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.91 0.92 0.92 0.92
Retained Earnings 1,950.59 1,928.14 1,837.23 1,779.18
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,539.15 2,573.36 2,446.83 2,411.63
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 4,381.24 4,459.60 4,368.93 4,243.33

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/24/2011 6/25/2011 3/26/2011 12/25/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 81.35 137.71 47.58 212.05
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -3.38 -21.36 -140.66 -101.42
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -120.80 -73.45 53.13 -160.04

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20065,153.10163.762.04
12/20075,920.19215.172.58
12/20086,394.87243.142.75
12/20096,538.34311.153.41
12/20107,526.79325.793.58
Growth Rates9.9318.7615.10

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/1137082,93591.78




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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