Q1 2020 Baxter International Inc Earnings Call

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations the former government irregularly awarded lucrative contracts to a firm reportedly owned by the family of his predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto. "We have to investigate if President Pena Nieto is involved and see how long the company has been operating, what contracts it received ... if they were awarded directly, through tenders," Lopez Obrador said at his daily press conference. Baxter and Plasti-Esteril were not immediately available to comment.

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The giant healthcare company saw increased demand in Q1 for several products due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baxter (BAX) receives the CE marking and regulatory approval for the Evo IQ Syringe Infusion system that will help in optimizing efficiency for clinicians.

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Joining me today are Joe Almeida, Baxter's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Jay Saccaro, Baxter's Chief Financial Officer. On the call this morning, we will be discussing Baxter's first quarter 2020 financial results.

Baxter's (BAX) first-quarter performance is likely to reflect growth in its six global business units.

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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products company, today announced an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $0.245 per share of common stock. This represents an approximately 11% increase over the previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.22 per share. Baxter’s Board of Directors declared the dividend payable on July 1, 2020, to stockholders of record as of June 5, 2020. The indicated annual dividend rate is now $0.98 per share of common stock.

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Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Baxter International Inc. New York, May 20, 2020 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Baxter International Inc. and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers.

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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products company, today reported results for the first quarter of 2020.

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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leader in innovative technology for medication delivery, today announced CE marking and regulatory approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the Evo IQ Syringe Infusion System. The company expects hospitals in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Australia and New Zealand to be among the first to receive the new system, with additional countries to follow in a series of planned regulatory submissions.

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Baxter International Inc. said Tuesday it was raising its quarterly dividend by 11%, to 24.5 cents a share from 22 cents. The health care products company's new dividend will be payable July 1 to shareholders of record on June 5. Based on Monday's stock closing price of $87.27, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 1.12%, compared with the yield for the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF of 1.62% and the implied yield for the S&P 500 of 2.06%. The stock, which rose 0.8% in premarket trading, has gained 4.4% year to date through Monday, while the health care ETF has lost 4.0% and the S&P 500 has declined 12.0%.

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products company, will present at the UBS Virtual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 via webcast. Jay Saccaro, Baxter’s chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

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