If executive compensation plans are designed to reward financial performance and increase shareholder returns, then fiscal 2010 was an exemplary year. In fiscal 2010, total median compensation for the 55 executives at 40 analytical instrument and laboratory product companies in the four IBO Stock Indexes (see IBO 4/30/11) soared 34.3% to $2,761,689. For those same […]
Instrument and laboratory product company executives’ expectations have improved from last fall but are not where they were a year ago, according to the results of IBO’s Spring 2011 Business Climate Survey. IBO’s biannual business climate surveys gauge executives’ outlook for industry sales and opinions about economic issues and market trends. Twenty-eight executives were surveyed […]
The declining US dollar and strong corporate profits propelled US equity markets to new multiyear highs in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ climbed 4.0%, 2.8% and 3.3% for the month and are up 10.7%, 8.4% and 8.3% for the year, respectively. Yet, despite strong market activity, economic data remained ominous. […]
The first of IBO’s biannual new laboratory roundup indicates that companies are trying to strengthen their position in foreign markets by expanding their lab presence in Asia, most notably in India and China, to serve customers both locally and globally. In addition, the table on page 6 highlights plans for new academic, forensics and nonprofit […]
Company Announcements In 2010, sales for Roche Diagnostics Applied Science were flat at CHF 868 million ($835 million), but grew 4% in local currencies, to make up 8% of Roche Diagnostics revenue. Genomic Analysis, Custom Biotech and Other sales grew 17%, 13% and 4%, respectively, but qPCR & Nucleic Acid Purification sales fell 12%. Asia-Pacific […]
For the third quarter, the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 2.4%, or 3.6% excluding currency. Operating profit improved 3.2%, and operating margins gained 10 basis points to 17.3% of sales. Fourth-quarter Index sales were flat, but grew 1.0% excluding currency to $4,030.02 million. Operating profit increased 3.6% to $691.05 million, and operating margins improved 40 […]
London, UK 4/5/11; London, UK 4/11/11—Microsaic Systems has raised £4.0 million ($6.5 million = £0.62 = $1) through an institutional placing in connection with its public listing on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market on April 11. Microsaic is the developer of the Microsaic 3500 MID, a chip-based MS system. The company placed 12.5 million […]
Equities endured bearish sentiment in early March following Japan’s nuclear malfunction, civil unrest in Libya and rising energy costs. For the three days ending March 16, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ each fell 3.6%. Yet despite global uncertainties, investors refocused on strong US corporate forecasts and positive economic data, including improved […]
Singapore 3/4/11—Analytical instrument distributor and manufacturer Techcomp has announced that it plans to list its ordinary shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The company’s shares are currently listed on the Singapore stock exchange. Techcomp stated that the dual primary listings will provide it with access to different equity markets […]
Financials for the IBO Laboratory Sales Index have been updated from the figures in the February 28 issue. For the fourth quarter, Laboratory Sales Index revenues grew 5.8%, 6.7% excluding currency, to $5,888.37 million. Operating profits improved 11.2% to $1,238.15, but operating margins were unchanged at 19.9% of sales. For the year, sales grew 8.7%, […]
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