Resuscitation Products Leader Moves Up 16 Points
ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of
resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced
that The Boston Globe has named the Company to the “Globe 100”
list of top performing public companies in Massachusetts.
Based on a composite score derived from financial data for the four
quarters ending December 31, 2008, ZOLL was ranked 27 among
Massachusetts-based companies whose stock is publicly traded, moving up
from number 43 a year earlier. It is one of eight medical device
companies to have been included in the Globe 100.
“These companies represent the resiliency of Massachusetts business,
navigating difficult waters and surviving the ebbs and flows of an
unstable economy and stock market," said Shirley Leung, business editor
of the Boston Globe.
To qualify for the Globe 100, a company must have been public for the
entire 2008 calendar year and have reported a positive net income for
both 2007 and 2008. Companies are ranked on four criteria: return on
average equity, one-year percentage change in revenue, one-year
percentage change in profit margin, and 2008 revenue.
“We are extremely pleased to be recognized again this year in the
company of Massachusetts’ strongest business organizations from various
sectors, and delighted that based on our performance we continue to rise
in the rankings,” said Richard A. Packer, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of ZOLL.
Earlier this year, ZOLL was named one of America’s 100 Most Trustworthy
Companies by Forbes for the third consecutive year, one of only
10 companies receiving this distinction for all three years the list has
been published.
Now in its 21st year, The Globe 100 ranks Massachusetts-based
public companies based on financial data from the four quarters ending
closest to December 31, and for corresponding quarters a year earlier.
About ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation is committed to developing technologies that
help advance the practice of resuscitation. With products for pacing,
defibrillation, circulation, temperature management, and fluid
resuscitation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies,
including Real CPR Help® and See-Thru CPR®, which
help clinicians, EMS professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden
cardiac arrest or trauma victims.
