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BAXTER INT(NYSE:BAX)
Baxter engages in the worldwide development, manufacture and distribution of a diversified line of products, systems and services used primarily in the health-care field. The company''s products are used by hospitals, clinical and medical research laboratories, blood and dialysis centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, doctors'' offices and by patients, at home, under physician supervision.
# Employees: 48500
Address: One Baxter Parkway,Deerfield,IL,USA
Phone: 847-948-2000
Fax: 847-948-3948
Website: www.baxter.com
Email:
Sector: Medical
Industry: MED PRODUCTS
Executive Officers
Robert L. Parkinson Jr. (Chmn.; C.E.O.)
Robert M. Davis (Corp. V.P.; C.F.O.)
Karenann K. Terrell (Corp. V.P.; Chief Info. Off.)
John J. Greisch (Presi.; Corp. V.P.)
Susan R. Lichtenstein (Corp. V.P.; Gen. Counsl.; Corp. Sec.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 9/8/2009
Annual Dividend: $1.04
Current Dividend Yield: $1.91
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.26
Indicated Dividend: $0.28
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/21/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $1.03
Mean EPS (Year): $3.80
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $11.53
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 14.300
Number of Estimates: 16
Shares Performance
Period BAX Compare to S&P
YTD 1.38 % -16.09 %
4 Weeks -1.36 % -2.43 %
12 Weeks -4.31 % -9.79 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 4390102
Shares Outstanding: 602M
Market Cap: $32.75B
52 Week High: $60.50
52 Week Low: $46.41
P/E Ratio: 14.760
PEG Ratio: 1.240
Split: On 5/31/2001 BAX split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 2.08 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 11.36 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 0.70 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -0.19 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $4.48
Cash Flow/Share: $12.09
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010
Price/Sales: 2.680
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