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United States SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2004 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 1-4105 16-0345235 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604-2701 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (585) 338.6000 Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (a) Financial statements of business acquired. (b) Pro forma financial information. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report: 99.1 Press Released dated January 29, 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 29, 2004, the company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the annual period ended December 27, 2003 (the "2003 Year-End Release"). A copy of the 2003 Year-End Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED /s/ Stephen C. McCluski Date: January 29, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated January 29, 2004 (furnished herewith). Exhibit 99.1 NEWS
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
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The 2003 Year-End Release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Specifically, the company employs three main non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance, which are discussed below. The following discussion also includes the reasons why company management believes that presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and the material additional purposes for which management uses these non-GAAP financial measures.
"Comparable-basis" earnings and earnings per share represent GAAP earnings and earnings per share, adjusted to exclude certain significant items. In the past, these items have included, for example, restructuring charges and asset write-offs, acquired in-process research and development charges, purchase accounting adjustments, gains or losses associated with divestitures of businesses and legal settlements. Management believes that "comparable-basis" amounts portray more accurately the company's underlying fundamental operating performance, and provide a basis from which meaningful year-over-year operating performance comparisons can be made. "Comparable-basis" amounts are used internally to assess performance against predetermined targets for calculating bonus amounts paid to bonus-eligible employees, and for determining compliance with covenants in the company's revolving credit agreements.
The company employs free cash flow as a key liquidity measure in assessing performance. Free cash flow is defined as cash generated before the payment of dividends, the borrowing or repayment of debt, settlement of minority interest obligations, stock repurchases, the acquisition or divestiture of businesses, the acquisition of intangible assets and the proceeds from liquidation of certain investments. Management views free cash flow as a useful measure of liquidity as it includes both cash flows from operating activities and cash flows from investing activities that are generated or used by its segment operations. Therefore, this measure can be used to assess the company's ability to satisfy financing obligations and its ability to undertake possible future investing activities, such as acquisitions.
Lastly, the company monitors its constant-currency performance for non-U.S. operations and the company as a whole. Constant-currency results are calculated by translating actual current and prior-year local currency revenues and expenses at the same predetermined exchange rates. The translated results are then used to determine year-over-year percentage increases or decreases, excluding the impact of currency. Management views constant-currency results as an important measure of organic business growth trends. Constant-currency results are used by management to assess non-U.S. operations' performance against yearly targets for the purpose of calculating bonus amounts for certain regional bonus-eligible employees.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, without limitation, the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Stephen C. McCluski
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bausch & Lomb Fourth-Quarter Sales Up 15 Percent, Comparable-Basis EPS Rise 38 Percent
- Sales grow seven percent excluding favorable currency effects
- Company projects 2004 mid-single-digit constant-currency revenue growth, or approximately 10 percent at
current exchange rates
- Company raises 2004 earnings estimates to $2.60 to $2.65 per share
FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2004
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) today reported worldwide sales of $550.1 million in the fourth quarter ended December 27, 2003, an increase of 15 percent (or seven percent on a constant-currency basis) over the $477.4 million reported in the prior-year period. GAAP earnings per share were $0.92 in 2003, compared to $0.60 in the year-ago quarter. Excluding certain non-recurring items discussed below, comparable-basis earnings per share in the 2003 fourth quarter were $0.83, a 38 percent increase over 2002.
Full-year 2003 net sales were $2.02 billion, up $202.8 million or 11 percent from 2002, and up four percent on a constant-currency basis. GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.36, compared to $1.34 in 2002. Comparable-basis net earnings from continuing operations were $2.27 in 2003, up 31 percent from $1.73 in 2002.
Bausch & Lomb Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald L. Zarrella said, "We are very satisfied with our 2003 financial results, which were in line with our expectations for mid-single-digit constant-currency revenue growth and margin expansion from our profitability improvement programs. In the end, the cost savings delivered by those programs surpassed our initial expectations and foreign currency worked to our benefit, resulting in bottom-line results ahead of our original thinking. We have now posted two solid years of improved financial performance, and look forward to building on that in 2004 and beyond."
Reconciliation Between Reported and Comparable-Basis Earnings
Certain items reflected in the Company's GAAP results impact year-to-year comparability. In 2002 these included previously disclosed restructuring charges and asset write-offs, gains on the sale of certain stock investments and a non-recurring charge to minority interest.
In the 2003 fourth quarter, the Company reversed $6.3 million ($4.1 million after taxes) of previously recorded restructuring reserves that were no longer needed. Additionally, research and development expense of $5.6 million ($3.7 million after taxes) was recorded upon the purchase of ISV-403, an early-stage pharmaceutical technology the Company had previously been developing with a third-party partner. In addition to these operating items, fourth-quarter GAAP results included foreign exchange income of $6.8 million before taxes ($4.5 million after taxes) realized upon the liquidation of certain non-U.S. legal entities.
The following table reconciles GAAP and "comparable-basis" net earnings and earnings per share from continuing operations for the periods in the Statements of Earnings that accompany this news release.
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data |
Fourth-Quarter 2003 |
Fourth-Quarter 2002 |
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$ |
Per Share |
$ |
Per Share |
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Reported net earnings |
$49.4 |
$0.92 |
$32.4 |
$0.60 |
|
Reversal of restructuring reserves |
(4.1) |
(0.08) |
- |
- |
|
R&D expense associated with purchase of ISV-403 |
3.7 |
0.07 |
- |
- |
|
Foreign exchange income from liquidation of subsidiaries |
(4.5) |
(0.08) |
- |
- |
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Comparable-basis earnings from continuing operations |
$44.5 |
$0.83 |
$32.4 |
$0.60 |
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Full-Year 2003 |
Full-Year 2002 |
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$ |
Per Share |
$ |
Per Share |
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Reported net earnings |
$125.5 |
$2.34 |
$72.5 |
$1.34 |
|
Change in accounting principle, net of taxes |
0.9 |
0.02 |
- |
- |
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Reporting earnings from continuing operations |
$126.4 |
$2.36 |
$72.5 |
$1.34 |
|
Restructuring (reversals) charges and asset write-offs |
(4.1) |
(0.08) |
32.1 |
0.59 |
|
R&D charge associated with purchase of ISV-403 |
3.7 |
0.07 |
- |
- |
|
Foreign exchange income from liquidation of subsidiaries |
(4.5) |
(0.08) |
- |
- |
|
Gain on sale of stock investment |
- |
- |
(18.1) |
(0.33) |
|
Minority interest charge |
- |
- |
7.0 |
0.13 |
|
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Comparable-basis earnings from continuing operations |
$121.5 |
$2.27 |
$93.5 |
$1.73 |
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Revenues by Geography
Fourth-quarter U.S. revenues of $211.8 million represented 39 percent of consolidated sales, and increased 10 percent compared to the prior year. Revenues in markets outside the U.S. increased 19 percent over the same period in 2002 and were up five percent on a constant-currency basis. Revenue increases for the Company's geographic operating segments were as follows:
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Constant Currency |
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Americas |
+ 12% |
+ 11% |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
+ 20% |
+ 4% |
|
Asia |
+ 14% |
+ 5% |
These operating segment revenue trends were largely the result of the factors discussed below which influence the Company's product categories.
Revenues by Product Category
Revenue comparisons to the fourth quarter of 2002 for Bausch & Lomb's product categories were as follows:
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Constant Currency |
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Contact Lenses |
+ 15% |
+ 6% |
|
Lens Care |
+ 12% |
+ 6% |
|
Pharmaceuticals |
+ 19% |
+ 10% |
|
Cataract and Vitreoretinal |
+ 10% |
+ 2% |
|
Refractive |
+ 26% |
+ 19% |
Contact lens sales growth was noted in each of the Company's geographic segments. Higher sales of planned replacement, disposable and rigid gas permeable lenses more than offset declines in traditional lens modalities.
In the lens care category, constant-currency sales gains in the Americas and Asia offset modest declines in Europe, with overall growth resulting from gains for the ReNu® brand of chemical disinfectants.
Pharmaceuticals constant-currency revenues grew in each geographic segment, reflecting continued success of the Company's lines of ocular vitamins. Revenues in the Americas region also benefited from higher sales of over-the-counter products due to a more severe allergy season, and European revenues benefited from higher sales of prescription pharmaceuticals, including a long-lasting version of carteolol introduced earlier in the year.
Revenue gains in the cataract and vitreoretinal surgery category reflected higher revenues from disposables and foldable intraocular lenses. Constant-currency sales increases in the Americas and Europe offset declines in Asia.
Double-digit increases in constant-currency refractive surgery revenues in both the Americas and Asia offset moderate declines in Europe. Higher sales of laser equipment and per-procedure cards primarily reflected the fourth-quarter U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Company's Zyoptix™ system for customized LASIK surgery.
Liquidity Highlights and Trends
Cash and investments at the end of December totaled $562.6 million, representing a cash inflow of $97.5 million in 2003. The Company generated free cash flow (defined as cash generated before the payment of dividends, the borrowing or repayment of debt, stock repurchases, the acquisition of businesses and intangible assets, and divestitures) of $183.5 million in 2003, compared to $191.2 million in 2002, and higher than the Company's previously communicated guidance. The better-than-expected performance as compared to guidance reflected higher earnings and collections on accounts receivable, continued inventory management efforts as well as the timing of foreign tax payments. A reconciliation between GAAP cash flow and free cash flow follows:
Year-to- |
Year-to- |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
$ 97.5 |
$ (69.3) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
79.6 |
230.4 |
Sales price adjustment related to disposal of discontinued operations |
- |
23.0 |
Net cash paid for acquisitions of businesses and other intangible assets |
6.4 |
7.1 |
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Free Cash Flow |
$183.5 |
$191.2 |
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Commenting on liquidity and balance sheet trends, Bausch & Lomb Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Stephen C. McCluski said, "We are pleased with the progress we made toward our asset management goals in 2003, exiting the year with 81 days sales outstanding and 4.3 inventory months-on-hand. These represent improvements of four days and 0.7 months, respectively, as compared to a year ago, and we expect to make continued improvement on both metrics in 2004."
McCluski also indicated that the Company's board of directors has approved a share repurchase program for up to two million shares of Bausch & Lomb stock. "The recent appreciation in our stock price has resulted in a higher number of stock option exercises," he said. "Repurchasing stock will provide us shares to issue when an exercise occurs, as well as partially offset the otherwise dilutive impact of increased exercise activity."
Company Expectations for 2004
Bausch & Lomb indicated that 2004 constant-currency revenues are projected to increase in the mid-single digits. Should foreign exchange rates remain at their current levels, this would result in reported revenue gains of approximately 10 percent over 2003. The Company raised its 2004 earnings per share projections to the range of $2.60 to $2.65, and expects year-on-year growth of approximately 15 percent in each quarter over 2003 comparable-basis amounts.
Gross margins for the full-year are expected to improve as a percent of sales, reflecting continued benefits from ongoing cost savings initiatives and revenue mix shifts. Selling, general and administrative expenses are expected to decline slightly as a percent of sales.
Research and development spending is expected to increase approximately 20 percent over 2003 amounts, and equate to approximately eight percent of sales, which is a somewhat lower proportion than the Company's previous expectations. This reflects both the impact of currency on total revenues, as well as a slight short-term reduction in spending due to the Company's decision to focus further development of its current-generation Retisert™ implant on a single indication, posterior uveitis. The Company will not expend additional resources on developing this fluocinolone acetonide implant for diabetic macular edema or age-related macular degeneration, but has reaffirmed its commitment to pursue other treatments for these and other diseases of the back-of-the eye, with next-generation implant technologies and/or different drug compounds. Bausch & Lomb's intention to increase research and development spending to approximately 10 percent of sales remains firm.
Net financing expense is projected to total approximately $45 million in 2004, reflecting the favorable impact of the Company's recent debt refinancings. The effective tax rate is expected to be 33.5% for the year.
Bausch & Lomb expects to generate free cash flow of approximately $110 million in 2004. Increased cash flows from higher projected earnings and continued asset management efforts will be more than offset by higher cash outflows related to the timing of tax payments, as well as by anticipated pension plan funding. Capital expenditures are projected to be approximately $90 million, essentially flat with 2003.
Bausch & Lomb STATEMENT OF EARNINGS |
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Quarter Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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Dollar Amounts in Millions - |
December 27, |
December 28, |
December 27, |
December 28, |
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Net Sales |
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Americas |
$ |
239.7 |
$ |
214.0 |
$ |
901.3 |
$ |
844.1 |
Europe |
196.3 |
163.3 |
723.2 |
613.1 |
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Asia-Pacific |
114.1 |
100.1 |
395.0 |
359.5 |
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550.1 |
477.4 |
2,019.5 |
1,816.7 |
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Cost and Expenses |
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Cost of products sold |
236.5 |
213.1 |
858.0 |
797.1 |
||||
Selling, administrative and general |
198.0 |
165.3 |
782.3 |
692.5 |
||||
Research and development (1) |
43.6 |
35.2 |
149.9 |
128.4 |
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Restructuring charges (2) (3) |
(6.3) |
- |
(6.3) |
49.0 |
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471.8 |
413.6 |
1,783.9 |
1,667.0 |
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Operating Earnings |
78.3 |
63.8 |
235.6 |
149.7 |
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Other (Income) Expense |
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Interest and investment income (4) |
(5.1) |
(4.5) |
(15.7) |
(44.9) |
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Interest expense |
12.3 |
15.9 |
54.2 |
53.9 |
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(Gain) / Loss from foreign currency (5) |
(5.0) |
1.1 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
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2.2 |
12.5 |
38.6 |
12.7 |
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Earnings Before Income Taxes and |
|
|
|
|
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Provision for income taxes |
25.9 |
17.7 |
67.0 |
47.2 |
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Earnings Before Minority Interest |
50.2 |
33.6 |
130.0 |
89.8 |
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Minority interest in subsidiaries (6) |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
17.3 |
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Earnings from Continuing Operations |
49.4 |
32.4 |
126.4 |
72.5 |
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Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting |
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Net Earnings |
$ |
49.4 |
$ |
32.4 |
$ |
125.5 |
$ |
72.5 |
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Per Share: |
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|
|
|
|
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Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting |
|
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|
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Net Earnings |
$ |
0.92 |
$ |
0.60 |
$ |
2.34 |
$ |
1.34 |
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Average Shares Outstanding - (000s) |
53,764 |
54,056 |
53,491 |
53,997 |
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(1) R&D expense associated with the purchase of early-stage pharmaceutical technology reduced fourth-quarter and
full-year 2003 net earnings by $3.7 or $0.07 per diluted share.
(2) Restructuring charges reduced full-year 2002 net earnings by $32.1 or $0.59 per diluted share.
(3) Reversal of restructuring charges increased fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 net earnings by $4.1 or $0.08 per
diluted share.
(4) Includes $27.6 income for the full year 2002 ($18.1 after taxes or $0.33 per diluted share) related to the sale of
Charles River stock.
(5) Net foreign currency income realized upon liquidation of certain non-US subsidiaries increased fourth-quarter
and full-year 2004 net earnings by $4.5 or $0.08 per diluted share.
(6) Full-year 2002 amount reflects a one-time minority interest payment reducing net earnings by $7.0 or $0.13 per
diluted share.
(7) Income taxes related to the adoption of SFAS No. 143 in Q1 2003 were $0.5.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION |
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Net Sales |
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Contact Lens |
$ |
154.9 |
$ |
134.1 |
$ |
591.8 |
$ |
523.9 |
Lens Care |
135.4 |
121.0 |
498.9 |
465.5 |
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Pharmaceuticals |
126.8 |
106.2 |
467.9 |
396.1 |
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Cataract and Vitreoretinal |
89.1 |
81.2 |
327.9 |
301.8 |
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Refractive |
43.9 |
34.9 |
133.0 |
129.4 |
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$ |
550.1 |
$ |
477.4 |
$ |
2,019.5 |
$ |
1,816.7 |
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Bausch & Lomb BALANCE SHEET |
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December 27, |
December 28, |
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Assets |
||||
Cash and Short-term Investments |
$ |
562.6 |
$ |
465.1 |
Trade Receivables, Net |
476.3 |
425.0 |
||
Inventories, Net |
207.3 |
208.5 |
||
Other Current Assets |
175.2 |
186.1 |
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Current Assets |
1,421.4 |
1,284.7 |
||
Properties, Net |
548.1 |
537.5 |
||
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
929.6 |
862.8 |
||
Other Assets |
107.3 |
88.4 |
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Total Assets |
$ |
3,006.4 |
$ |
2,773.4 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
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Short-Term Debt |
$ |
195.0 |
$ |
187.9 |
Other Current Liabilities |
681.4 |
641.1 |
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Current Liabilities |
876.4 |
829.0 |
||
Long-Term Debt |
652.0 |
656.2 |
||
Other Long-Term Liabilities |
259.1 |
251.3 |
||
Minority Interest |
15.5 |
19.1 |
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Total Liabilities |
1,803.0 |
1,755.6 |
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Shareholders' Equity |
1,203.4 |
1,017.8 |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
$ |
3,006.4 |
$ |
2,773.4 |
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Note: All per share amounts in this release are calculated on the diluted basis, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128.
News Media Contact:
Investor Relations Contact:
Daniel L. Ritz
585.338.5802
Daniel.L.Ritz@bausch.com
Investor Conference Call Information
10:00 a.m. (ET)
The News Media is invited to listen only on this call.
Call-in Number: 913.981.5507
Rebroadcast Number: 719.457.0820
Confirmation #273600
The rebroadcast of the conference call will be available from
1:30 p.m. ET January 29, 2004 through midnight on
February 2, 2004.
Additionally, the investor call will be broadcast live over the Internet. It can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the Company's Web site, www.bausch.com, or at www.vcall.com.
This news release contains, among other things, certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or the future business performance of Bausch & Lomb. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, those concerning global and local economic, political and sociological conditions, currency exchange rates, government pricing changes and initiatives with respect to healthcare products, changes in laws and regulations relating to the company's products and the import and export of such products, product development and rationalization, enrollment and completion of clinical trials, the ability of the company to obtain regulatory approvals, the outcome of litigation, the success of product introductions, the financial well-being of key customers, development partners and suppliers, the successful execution of marketing strategies, the continued successful implementation of its efforts in managing and reducing costs and expenses, continued positive relations with third party financing sources, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the current report on Form 8-K, dated June 14, 2002 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2003.
Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company, dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life for consumers around the world. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses and lens care products, and ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The Bausch & Lomb name is one of the best known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the Company is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Bausch & Lomb's 2003 revenues were $2.0 billion; it employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide and its products are available in more than 100 countries. More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb Web site at www.bausch.com. Copyright Bausch & Lomb.
Trademarks of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and its affiliates are italicized.
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