Ticker: BAX Sector: Health Care Industry: Medical Instruments and Supplies BUY 300 shares Recommendation: Current holding: 600 shares Pricing Closing Price 52-wk High 52-wk Low $58.36 (08/18/09) $69.16 (09/29/08) $45.46 (06/01/09) Market Data Market Cap $35.17B Total assets $ 15,405M Vol / Avg. $4.50M/5.37M Valuation EPS (ttm) P/E (ttm) Div/yield $19.86 16.99 0.26/1.78 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC. Company Profile Baxter International Inc. (Baxter), incorporated in 1931, develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma and other chronic and acute medical conditions. As a diversified healthcare company, Baxter applies a combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide. These products are used by hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors’ offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and by patients at home under physician supervision. The Company operates in three segments: The BioScience, Medication Delivery and Renal. The Company’s product portfolio includes anesthesia, biopharmaceuticals, blood collection and transfusion, medication management, oncology, renal and material safety data sheets. Outstanding Performance Highlight Profitability & Effectiveness (ttm) ROA 13.76% ROE 31.14% Profit Margin 17.56% Oper Margin 22.27% Eun Sang (Ian) Yoo ey6v4@mail.missouri.edu 1 BAX’s revenues, EPS, cash flow from operations, R&D and shareholder return for three years were increasing and outstanding. Company was expanding globally and getting financial strength and flexibility while spending money for investing R&D and for being good social company. In 2008, worldwide sales increased 10 percent to $12.3 billion. Net income totaled $2 billion, or $3.16 per diluted share, an increase of 18 percent and 21 percent, respectively, over the prior year. Cash flow from operations improved to a record level of $2.5 billion. And, we increased our R&D investment by 14 percent to a record $868 million. In addition, the company repurchased 32 million shares of common stock for approximately $2 billion, paid dividends totaling approximately $550 million, and increased the quarterly dividend rate for 2009 by 20 percent. And, our stock price outperformed the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and S&P Healthcare indexes by substantial margins. SWOT Analysis Strength - GLOBAL SCOPE (Key growth strategy): Baxter products are sold in more than 100 countries, with approximately 60 percent of the company’s revenues coming from outside the United States. - MANUFACTURING STRENGTH: Baxter is recognized as a leading manufacturer of quality healthcare products. With 54 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries, Baxter is able to make high-quality products Weakness - 60% of the revenue depends on international market : It can bring opposite result when dollars are strong and other foreign currencies are weak. 2 cost-effectively for local and regional markets. - HIGH TECH LEADERSHIP and HEALTH CARE PIONEER: Spending much for R&D, a lot of ‘firsts’ in healthcare market. - A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN - Global Hedge Ability: Risk about currency and interest Opportunity - Recession is getting over - GLOBAL MARKET: Sales are growing rapidly in developing and emerging markets, As the economies of these countries continue to develop, so will Baxter's opportunity for growth in these regions. - US Currency is expected decreased - China: One market that offers great potential is China, with a population of more than 1.3 billion people and a government eager to upgrade its healthcare system. Threaten - Global Currency and Interest Risk - Regulatory and tax change Baxter has many tools to avoid these risk like SWAP, Hedging, Future and Option, and etc. As seen this chart, mostly company are exposed in global market. So, it becomes both opportunity and threaten at same time. Good thing is global market is increasing and US dollar is expected to get decreasing. Global Reach A global presence is important to Baxter, with 60% of 2008 sales coming from outside the U.S. Baxter has manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe, with world headquarters located in Deerfield, IL. Research & Development Baxter also has a strong Research & development department with 14% increase from 2007 to 2008. R&D expenditures in 2008 totaled $868 million (about 7.3% of the revenue). Baxter’s R&D has been increasing as seen in the charts below. 3 Business Sectors Baxter International is divided into three different business sectors. These sectors include: the BioScience Division, the Medication delivery Division, and the Renal Division. As represented by the following pie chart, the Bioscience division is the largest sector followed by the Medication Delivery division, and then the renal division. Major Products Some of Baxter’s major products include: Hemofil, Gammagard, Advate, Tisseel, and Monarc. Baxter’s products treat conditions such as Alpha-Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency, cancer, hemophilia, immune disorders, and kidney disease. Baxter also provides a 4 number of services including: Antibody therapy, Biosurgery therapy, Critical Care therapy, Hemophilia therapy, and Renal therapies. Acquisitions Baxter International was founded in 1931 as the first commercial manufacturer of IV solutions in glass bottles. Baxter acquisitions include: Hyland Laboratories in 1952 American Hospital Supply in 1985 Nextran became a wholly owned affiliate of Baxter in 1995 Spun off Allegiance in 1996 Immuno International in 1997 Both Ohmeda's Pharmaceutical Products Division and Somatogen in 1998 Althin Medical as well as North American Vaccine, and spun-off of its cardiovascular business as a separate, publicly traded entity under the name of Edwards Lifesciences in 2000 Sera-Tec Biologicals, Cook Pharmaceutical Solutions, ASTA Medica Onkologie GmbH, AUTROS Healthcare Systems in 2001 Fusion Medical Technologies in 2002. In February 2002, Baxter received regulatory approval in the Netherlands for its novel influenza vaccine, InfluJect. In December 2002, Baxter acquired the majority of ESI Lederle (ESI), a division of Wyeth for approximately $305 million in cash (Knowledge Express) Financial Statement Analysis Despite financial crisis, BAX has shown good financial results in year and quart base. Balance Sheet Total assets are increasing and its debt and BAX is increasing its equity portion also. I listed relative factors from is Balance Sheet by year and quarter below. B/S year In Millions of USD (except for per share items) Total Current Assets Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Gross Goodwill, Net Intangibles, Net Total Assets Total Current Liabilities Total Long Term Debt Other Liabilities, Total Total Liabilities Total Equity 2008 2007 2006 2005 As of 2008-12-31 As of 2007-12-31 As of 2006-12-31 As of 2005-12-31 7,148.00 7,555.00 6,970.00 5,116.00 9,021.00 8,824.00 8,311.00 7,878.00 1,654.00 1,690.00 1,618.00 1,552.00 390 455 480 494 15,405.00 15,294.00 14,686.00 12,727.00 3,635.00 3,812.00 3,610.00 4,165.00 3,362.00 2,664.00 2,567.00 2,414.00 2,179.00 1,902.00 2,237.00 1,849.00 9,176.00 8,378.00 8,414.00 8,428.00 6,229.00 6,916.00 6,272.00 4,299.00 5 B/S Quarter 2009 Q2 Total Assets Total Current Liabilities Total Debt Total Liabilities Total Equity 2009 Q1 15,743.00 3,395.00 3,832.00 9,191.00 6,552.00 2008 Q4 14,953.00 3,122.00 3,910.00 8,854.00 6,099.00 2008 Q3 15,405.00 3,635.00 3,756.00 9,176.00 6,229.00 2008 Q2 15,209.00 3,324.00 3,420.00 8,150.00 7,059.00 15,470.00 3,393.00 3,234.00 8,251.00 7,219.00 Income Statement Its net income has been increased continuously by year and quarter. BAX also is increasing R&D spending every year. 4 Year IS Income Statement (Year) Revenue Research & Development Total Operating Expense Operating Income Net Income 2008 12,348.00 868 9,799.00 2,549.00 2,014.00 2007 11,263.00 760 9,081.00 2,182.00 1,707.00 2006 10,378.00 614 8,545.00 1,833.00 1,397.00 2005 9,849.00 533 8,210.00 1,639.00 956 IS by quarter 2009 2Q Total Revenue Net Income 2009 1Q 3,123.00 587 2008 4Q 2,824.00 516 2008 3Q 3,131.00 569 2008 2Q 3,151.00 472 3,189.00 544 Cash Flow Although cash from operating activities was increasing every year, company spend much money for financing activities. Also, recent quarter’s cash flow was not quite good. I think it was influenced by recession. Cash flow (Yr) Cash from Operating Activities Cash from Investing Activities Cash from Financing Activities Net Change in Cash 2008 2,515.00 -993 -1,931.00 -408 2007 2,305.00 -305 -1,971.00 54 2006 2,183.00 -342 -123 1,644.00 2005 1,550.00 -367 -1,447.00 -268 Cash Flow (Qt) Net Income/Starting Line Cash from Operating Activities Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total Cash from Financing Activities Net Change in Cash 2009 2Q 2009 1Q 2008 4Q 2008 3Q 1,107.00 518 2,014.00 1,445.00 1,048.00 237 2,515.00 1,895.00 -110 -25 -39 -28 -802 -393 -1,931.00 -1,618.00 -329 -428 -408 -348 More detail yearly financial statement is on appendix. 6 Ratio Analysis Compared to other competitors and industry, overall ratio of BAX is quite good. Valuation Ratios BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 P/E Ratio (TTM) 16.96 18.62 16.79 8.83 1.85 2.47 43.92 P/E High - Last 5 Yrs. 60.13 64.05 29.8 NA 2.1 1.14 24.55 P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs. 15.32 11.66 16.2 NA 0.61 0.33 6.16 0.42 0.85 0.22 0.94 0.62 0.64 1.39 Beta Company beta was relatively low and P/E ratio is higher than industry and also among competitors. As you see chart above, even it was low in 5 years, it was over 15%. BAX looks quite stable. Dividends BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 Dividend Yield 1.78 NA 0.85 2.51 0.07 0.11 1.45 Dividend Yield - 5 Year Avg. 1.47 0 0.73 0.92 0.9 1.53 2.76 Dividend 5 Year Growth Rate 9.42 -- 6.96 36.08 13.01 15.89 9.47 S&P 500 BAX’s dividend is good. Grow th Rates BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector 6.76 6.71 11.34 9.05 6.48 10.14 16.17 LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) 54.84 77.74 7.17 37.59 15.89 23.39 150.64 Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) 58.49 96.06 7.17 41.8 30.52 31.21 234.59 Sales - 5 Yr. Growth Rate Gross Margin (TTM) 51.1 37.15 61.74 5.55 5.75 7.5 25.33 Operating Margin (TTM) 22.27 13.52 26.26 1.89 1.64 -10.38 -- Net Profit Margin (TTM) 17.56 10.32 19.67 1.15 1.18 -10.14 5.79 Return on Assets (TTM) 13.76 7.18 18.34 4.71 1.05 1.13 3.53 Return on Investment (TTM) 17.75 8.93 20.51 8.53 1.54 1.46 4.78 Return on Equity (TTM) 31.14 17.86 24.26 13.88 2.35 2.12 8.99 Other ratios are also okay. Although BAX is using debt around 58%, considering its investment and opportunity, it looks healthy spending. It’s operating margin and ROE is quite good. As seen ratio analysis, BAX is doing quite good and it is also spending its money for the future. Stock Performance Baxter vs. S&P 500 over 5 Years 7 Baxter has highly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year. Since 2006, Baxter has continued to do well overall. Industry As reported by the economics committee, the Healthcare industry is not bright for this year. However, Baxter has 60% of sales from out of America. World economy is expected to overcome and dollar is expected to decrease. These are good opportunities for Baxter. Competitors Baxter International’s key competitors include HSP, BCR and CAH. As the following chart shows, Baxter is the most competitive. Since 2007, BAX has been outstanding. 8 Analysts’ Recommendation According to Reuters.com, analysts are recommending to BUY as obvious rate as seen below. Also, compared recommendations about other company in same industry, BAX has higher BUY recommendation rate. You can see detail below. Valuation 9 I assumed the discount rate as 10%. The reason of this is that Baxter has shown quite high performance and financial record and also it has many good advantages while it has good points from its global markets. Warren Buffet Way Owner’s Earnings Discount Model Step 1: Step 2: Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Equity $ $ $ Present Value of Future Cash Flows Discount rate Free cash flow in current period: net income add depreciation subtract capital expenditures subtract increase in NWC Free cash flow 15,405.00 9,176.00 6,229.00 10% <- thought it is resonable to apply 10% because of company's financial performance and credential $ $ $ 2,014 631 635 177 1,833 2008 -954 TC Asset TC Lia 2007 -692 2006 -526 2005 -444 7,148.00 3,635.00 7,148.00 3,812.00 2012 2684 10% 2013 2952 8% 0.00 -177.00 177.00 2014 3189 8% First STAGE Free cash flow first stage growth rate $ 2008.00 1,833 10% present value $ 1,833 Sum of present values of first stage $ 16,171 SECOND STAGE second stage growth rate present value of free cash flow perpetuity $ PV of PV of cash flow perpetuity $ 2% 50,209 21,293 2009 2017 10% 2010 2218 10% 2011 2440 10% 2004 average -558 -634.8 $1,833.20 $1,833.20 $1,833.20 $1,833.20 $1,833.20 $1,799.87 $1,767.14 1833.2 1833.2 1833.2 1833.2 1833.2 1799.8691 1767.1442 Sum of book value of equity and present value of all future free cash flow $ 43,694 shares of outstanding 625 intrinsic value of per share 69.91 -177.00 2016 3719 8% 2015 3444 8% 2017 4017 8% $1,735.01 $1,703.47 1735.0143 1703.46859 <-- p60 annual report Baxter has high potential in global market and it doesn’t get influenced much from American market. Rather dollar decrease would bring better reward for Baxter. Also, Baxter has good prospection from China market. However, I just assumed growth rate as 10% for 5 years and 8% of other 5 years and got intrinsic value as $69.91. About growth rate, other application is on appendix. When I change discount rate as 9%, its intrinsic value became around $80. Recommendations We currently have 600 shares in Baxter stock which equates to $35,094. This is 3% of the entire fund. The first quarter financial performance in 2009 was also quite good. I would like to recommend buying 300 more as these reasons below: 10 1) BAX’s financial performance is quite good. Although there has been financial crisis, BAX has shown good financial performance. 2) BAX has good opportunities BAS’s main strategy is expanding globally. Especially BAX had good opportunity in China market also. 3) BAX is spending money on right investment. BAX is spending its money on R&D and has been increased its spending. It will bring good result. 4) BAX is expert on healthcare industry and it has good manufacturing. 5) BAX is global company and dollar would be decreased. 6) Its intrinsic value is higher and it is undervalued 7) Other finance experts also show recommendation as ‘BUY’ 11 Appendices Question & Answers I would like to attach question and opinions from other classmates and my answers here as a part of appendixes. Q1) Author: Clayton Reeves Posted date: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:26:04 PM CDT Last modified date: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:26:04 PM CDT Total views: 15 Your views: 2 ‹ Previous Post | Next Post › Show Parent Post Eun Sang Yoon, I'm going to nitpick your DCF, because I feel the first stage growth is a little too optimistic. I think 10% for three years is more appropriate, leveling out to between 6-8% in 2011 ish. Having said that, I think the terminal rate of 2% is a little low. Since they operate heavily outside the US, I believe a 3% or 3.5% rate wouldn't be out of the question. Also, for your discount rate, I wanted to point out that BAX has a beta of about .42 according to Google, MSN, etc. So a discount rate of 10% might be high by CAPM "standards." Finally, I would like to see some ratio analysis. Profitability, liquidity, utilization, etc. Thanks! Answer After modification, I was able to get $69.62 and my original intrinsic value was $ 69.91. (Details are below in the picture.) The reason that I put around 10$ of growth rate is that I thought BAX has much potential to grow much higher in other international market through my research. But to be frankly, that is just possibility and I don’t know how to put that possibility as numbers. It would have higher intrinsic value. In that case, I rather put growth rate more conservative. About discount rate, I just thought to follow 10% level from Buffet class. Buffet thought 10% would be reasonable rate to lend money. However, I didn’t put more higher than 10% because BAX has quite stable financial performance. About ratio analysis, I would like to add on my report more detail. 12 Question 2 Author: Emily Meyers Posted date: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:28:43 PM CDT Last modified date: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:28:43 PM CDT Total views: 16 Your views: 5 ‹ Previous Post | Next Post › Show Parent Post Eun Sang Yoon, Can you elaborate on why you feel that an international dependency is a "weakness"? Answer) I was not able to find any specific weakness. Although I added more detail on weakness on my chart, I think company would get more barriers because it is exposed on global market. Question 3 Author: William Cleeton Posted date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:36:54 AM CDT Last modified date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:36:54 AM CDT Total views: 13 Your views: 4 ‹ Previous Post | Next Post › Show Parent Post Good Report. I was curious if Baxter has any revenue from patent protected products, if so how much and when do those patents run out. In your research did they talk about any 13 products they have in the pipeline and the effects those products would have on the bottom line? Also, I didn’t notice any reference to performance over the past 3 quarters of this year, it seemed most of your information was up until 2008, can you tell us more about their performance recently? Answer It was hard to find out about your first question. But I think, after reading some materials and research, they are spending their energy to make pipe line (internal pipe line – you can find this through their Annual Report. Find ‘pipe’.) I added more detail information about their current performance on my report. BAX does a good job but, I think it also spend much money. Question 4 Author: William Chalmers Posted date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:05:00 PM CDT Last modified date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:05:00 PM CDT Total views: 7 Your views: 2 ‹ Previous Post | Next Post › Show Parent Post Enjoyed the report. I do have a question on your recommendation to buy more shares though. Since we decided with the portfolio committee to reduce our exposure as a whole to the sector, do you think we ought to increase our concentration of current holdings in this sector? Answer BAX has good opportunity and doesn’t get much influence from USA industry. That is why. Question 6 Author: Harshit Parmar Posted date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:07:47 PM CDT Last modified date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:07:47 PM CDT Total views: 7 Your views: 2 ‹ Previous Post | Next Post › Show Parent Post Good report, Ian. I read that there were quality control problems with some of Baxter's infusion pumps, and also safety concerns of its Heparin product that forced them to stop sales. How much of a risk do these continued problems pose to its reputation, and also, do you think uncertainties over regulation and clinical trial results make the future potential of Baxter even more uncertain? Answer They have many other law cases when reading annual reports. I think other companies would also have these kinds of law problem because it is high bio technology industry. 14 Question 7 Subject: RE: Baxter Intl Author: Kevin Sanford Posted date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:12:32 PM CDT Last modified date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:12:32 PM CDT Total views: 7 Your views: 2 Reply Quote Set Flag ‹ Previous Post Show Parent Post I am just wondering what your thoughts are on the bird flu scandal they were involved in earlier this year. Without knowing a whole lot about it, it seems like something that could have had a very damaging effect on the company, perhaps baking into their stock price. Thoughts? Answer It sounds reasonable. As you see the chart below, its stock is recovering again. Some of the people ask about some detail points, but I relatively analyzed based on its performance and opportunities. I believe that market is also responding according these results. 15 Financial Information I/S Quarter 16 I/S Annual 17 Balance Sheet (annual) 18 Cash Flow (Annual) 19 Ratio Analysis (Whole Data) Valuation Ratios BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 P/E Ratio (TTM) 16.96 18.62 16.79 8.83 1.85 2.47 43.92 P/E High - Last 5 Yrs. 60.13 64.05 29.8 NA 2.1 1.14 24.55 P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs. 15.32 11.66 16.2 NA 0.61 0.33 6.16 Beta 0.42 0.85 0.22 0.94 0.62 0.64 1.39 Price to Sales (TTM) 2.87 1.92 3.16 0.1 0.27 1.61 1.94 Price to Book (MRQ) 5.36 3.2 3.74 1.15 2.68 2 3.22 8.2 11.61 6.28 3.82 3.56 14.29 6.42 Price to Cash Flow (TTM) 12.82 11.43 13.53 6.32 1.41 1.31 15.71 Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) 38.38 14.94 17.29 12.04 43.02 1,073.22 17.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) % Owned Institutions Dividends BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 Dividend Yield 1.78 NA 0.85 2.51 0.07 0.11 1.45 Dividend Yield - 5 Year Avg. 1.47 0 0.73 0.92 0.9 1.53 2.76 Dividend 5 Year Growth Rate 9.42 -- 6.96 36.08 13.01 15.89 9.47 28.49 0 13.31 17.63 1.38 3.64 88.53 Payout Ratio(TTM) Grow th Rates BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago -2.07 6.13 1.22 10.07 0.47 5.57 -5.24 Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago 3.42 2.28 6.13 9.38 0.4 1.11 -1.4 Sales - 5 Yr. Growth Rate 6.76 6.71 11.34 9.05 6.48 10.14 16.17 -24.76 EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago 12.49 -63.3 47.14 -15.63 65.84 769.14 EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago 19.86 39.48 36.9 -10.75 -- -- -- EPS - 5 Yr. Growth Rate 14.03 3.58 20.47 -1.72 11.17 4.53 0.29 3.79 1.81 -9.81 6.15 10.49 6.52 20.83 Capital Spending - 5 Yr. Growth Rate Financial Strength BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 Quick Ratio (MRQ) 1.35 1.4 4.25 0.76 1.83 2.64 0.78 Current Ratio (MRQ) 2.08 2.22 5.43 1.39 2.44 3.15 0.93 LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) 54.84 77.74 7.17 37.59 15.89 23.39 150.64 Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) 58.49 96.06 7.17 41.8 30.52 31.21 234.59 Interest Coverage (TTM) 39.53 3.56 -- 7.97 0.69 5.1 23.5 20 Profitability Ratios BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 51.1 37.15 61.74 5.55 5.75 7.5 25.33 Gross Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 45.73 33.84 61 5.95 45.52 55.65 24.96 EBITD Margin (TTM) 27.12 20.01 30.25 2.34 -- -- -- EBITD - 5 Yr. Avg 21.75 19.15 26.82 2.47 19.98 16.95 14.6 Operating Margin (TTM) 22.27 13.52 26.26 1.89 1.64 -10.38 -- Operating Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 16.51 12.81 23.76 2.08 14.63 12.24 20.34 Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) 21.31 10.12 26.26 1.68 1.53 -9.69 7.21 Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 15.34 11 23.76 1.91 14.45 14.36 20.09 Net Profit Margin (TTM) 17.56 10.32 19.67 1.15 1.18 -10.14 5.79 Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 12.11 8.2 17.7 1.28 9.37 7.74 14.19 Effective Tax Rate (TTM) 17.57 -1.97 25.1 31.45 2.13 2.13 16.86 Effecitve Tax Rate - 5 Yr. Avg. 21.08 25.46 25.49 33.21 33.12 35.93 28.75 Gross Margin (TTM) Managem ent Effectiveness BAX HSP BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 13.76 7.18 18.34 4.71 1.05 1.13 3.53 Return on Assets - 5 Yr. Avg. 9.05 7.37 15.89 4.77 7.23 6.51 5.05 Return on Investment (TTM) 17.75 8.93 20.51 8.53 1.54 1.46 4.78 Return on Investment - 5 Yr. Avg. 12.45 9.14 19.3 8.94 9.63 8.33 6.39 Return on Equity (TTM) 31.14 17.86 24.26 13.88 2.35 2.12 8.99 Return on Equity - 5 Yr. Avg. 24.85 17.52 22.39 13.54 11.2 9.48 14.97 BCR CAH Industry Sector S&P 500 224,727 2,140,052 376,672 696,792 489,656 Return on Assets (TTM) Efficiency BAX HSP 252,144 252,124 44,289 26,028 44,200 24,576 34,947 115,581 34,122 Receivable Turnover (TTM) 5.62 6.02 6.06 18.72 0.56 0.82 7.05 Inventory Turnover (TTM) 2.36 2.7 3.2 13.52 0.28 0.38 5.29 Asset Turnover (TTM) 0.78 0.7 0.93 4.1 0.08 0.08 0.45 Revenue/Employee (TTM) Net Income/Employee (TTM) Sources: Google Finance Reuter.com Baxter.com Annual Report 2008 21