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Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO)On Nov 27: 20.74  Down 0.22 (1.05%)  
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VIVOABTBDXPvt1Industry
Market Cap:840.41M83.65B17.89BN/A62.33M
Employ­ees:N/A69,00029,000N/A56
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):16.40%3.50%3.40%N/A18.90%
Revenue (ttm):148.27M29.92B7.16BN/A12.73M
Gross Margin (ttm):62.58%58.31%52.55%N/A50.63%
EBITDA (ttm):53.27M8.64B2.12BN/A-1.76M
Oper Margins (ttm):32.90%22.32%23.05%N/A-19.80%
Net Income (ttm):32.76M5.60B1.21BN/AN/A
EPS (ttm):0.7973.6914.990N/AN/A
P/E (ttm):26.0214.6514.97N/A23.64
PEG (5 yr expected):1.361.271.3N/A1.36
P/S (ttm):5.732.812.52N/A3.09
ABT = Abbott Laboratories
BDX = Becton, Dickinson and Company
Pvt1 = Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (privately held)
Industry = Diagnostic Substances

BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Amgen Inc.AMGN56.50-1.02%57.19B12.32
Genentech, Inc.Private - View Profile
Biogen Idec Inc.BIIB46.92-1.12%13.57B15.70
Genzyme Corp.GENZ51.07-0.87%13.55B29.12
Merck Serono S.A.Private - View Profile
Chiron CorporationPrivate - View Profile
Gilead Sciences Inc.GILD46.56-0.89%41.90B18.00
MedImmune, Inc.Private - View Profile
Life Technologies CorporationLIFE49.95-1.85%8.91B1019.39
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedTEVA52.88-0.53%46.59B48.38
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GENERIC DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Sandoz International GmbHPrivate - View Profile
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.WPI36.96-2.25%3.92B19.05
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Private - View Profile
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.KG11.95-1.08%2.97BN/A
Ranbaxy Laboratories LimitedPrivate - View Profile
Mylan, Inc.MYL18.01-1.53%5.50B110.49
Pfizer Inc.PFE18.25-1.83%147.27B15.16
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ62.89-0.65%173.52B13.73
GlaxoSmithKline plcGSK42.26-1.45%107.13B13.21
Sanofi-AventisSNY38.43-2.61%100.35BN/A
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DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Novartis AGNVS55.38-0.84%125.78B16.58
RHHBY.PK41.46-1.96%N/AN/A
AstraZeneca plcAZN45.29-2.35%65.67B9.09
Abbott LaboratoriesABT54.08-0.61%83.65B14.65
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.BMY25.38-1.05%50.28B13.13
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NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS 
ABTDigital Angiography Pump Monitor Creates Investment Opportunity In Utah Based Small Cap Medical Device Company
Sat 10:28am - Wall Street Transcript
BDXAdvocate Renews Deal with Masimo
Fri 12:45pm - Zacks.com
ABTA Mostly Meaningless FDA Approval
Fri 11:18am - at Motley Fool
BDXNine Dividend Stocks Working Hard During the Holidays
Fri 8:08am - at Seeking Alpha
BDXEight Stocks With Positive Dividend Momentum
Fri 7:16am - at Seeking Alpha
ABTINSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits
Thu, Nov 26 - AP
ABTAP IMPACT: A stream of WH health care visits
Wed, Nov 25 - AP
BDXBECTON DICKINSON & CO Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report
Wed, Nov 25 - EDGAR Online
ABTA Big Upgrade for Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Wed, Nov 25 - at Motley Fool
BDXExperienced Asset Manager Reveals Key Exit Trigger For Portfolio Holdings
Tue, Nov 24 - Wall Street Transcript
BDXBecton Dickinson board raises dividend
Tue, Nov 24 - AP
BDXBecton Dickinson raises dividend
Tue, Nov 24 - at MarketWatch
BDXBD Board Increases Dividend and Authorizes Additional Share Repurchases
Tue, Nov 24 - PR Newswire
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