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Michael Waterhouse
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Baxter Reports Another Strong Quarter Thanks to Consistent Renal and Fluid System Performance

Baxter reported respectable second-quarter results with 6% constant currency growth and adjusted operating margin of 11.4%, which is up considerably from 6.9% last year. Baxter’s renal and fluid systems segments remain key sources of strength for the company as ongoing measures to improve efficiency, beneficial product mix, and leaving less profitable tender markets should keep the firm’s margin expansion goals on track. We plan to slightly boost our year-end earnings estimate as management mode...
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Baxter International Inc.

Baxter International, through its subsidiaries, provides a portfolio of healthcare products, including acute and chronic dialysis therapies; sterile intravenous solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; inhaled anesthetics; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; and surgical hemostat and sealant products. These products are used by hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors' offices and by patients at home under physician supervision. The company manages its business based on three geographic segments: Americas (North and South America), Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Michael Waterhouse

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