Company overview

C.R. Bard (Bard) is engaged in designing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. Bard has four major product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. The company primarily operates in the US, Japan and Europe. It is headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey and employed 11,000 people as of December 2008.

The company recorded revenues of $2,452.1 million during the financial year (FY) ended December 2008, an increase of 11.4% over FY2007. The increase in revenues was due to the strong performances of the company's vascular, urology and oncology products in their respective markets. The operating profit of the company was $591.4 million during FY2008, an increase of 6.2% over FY2007. The net profit of the company was $416.5 million in FY2008, an increase of 2.5% over FY2007.

Key facts

New York Stock Exchange ticker: BCR

No. employees: 11000

Turnover: 2,452,100,000 (USD)

Financial year end: December

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