Animal Health
Worldwide sales of animal health products in the first quarter of 2009 were $264.1 million, an increase of 12 percent compared with the first quarter of 2008. U.S. sales grew 43 percent, to $153.6 million, primarily due to the inclusion of sales from the Posilac(R) acquisition completed in October, 2008. Sales outside the U.S. decreased 13 percent, to $110.5 million, driven primarily by the unfavorable impact of exchange rates.
2009 Financial Guidance
The company reconfirmed its 2009 financial guidance, including its earnings per share guidance range of $4.00 to $4.25.
2009 Earnings Per Share Expectations:
2009 2008
Expectations Results % Growth
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Earnings (Loss) per share $4.00 to $4.25 ($1.89) NM
(reported)
Financial impact of ImClone
acquisition, including
in-process research and
development and other charges - 4.46
Charges related to Zyprexa
investigations - 1.20
Asset impairments and
restructuring charges
(included in asset
impairments, restructuring
and other special charges) - .30
Asset impairments (included in
cost of sales) - .04
In-process research and
development charges
associated with SGX
acquisition and in-licensing
transactions with BioMS and
TransPharma - .10
Benefit from resolution of IRS
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