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APRIL 4, 2005
Schein Gets Over The Flu  When Britain ordered Chiron (CHIR
) to halt output of its influenza vaccine last October, one company that got clobbered was Henry Schein (HSIC
), the world's top distributor of health-care goods -- and No. 1 in flu vaccines in the U.S. Schein supplies medicines and services to 400,000 doctors, dentists, and vets. Chiron's woes shaved 50 cents a share off Schein's fourth-quarter earnings. Its stock -- at 40 last April -- swooned to 28.80 by Oct. 19. But Schein has rallied, to 40 on Mar. 7, before easing to 36. ``Fourth-quarter earnings were impressive, as other products [especially dental] continued to grow rapidly,'' says John Maloney, president of M&R Capital Management, which owns shares. The flu issue is almost resolved. On Mar. 2, Britain lifted the Chiron suspension. The Food & Drug Administration is expected to follow suit by summer, says Maloney. He notes Schein has asked other makers -- Sanofi-Aventis (SNY
), ID Biomedical (IDBE
), MedImmune (MEDI
), and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK
) -- for vaccines in 2005 and 2006. Suey Wong of securities firm Robert W. Baird, which has done banking for Schein, sees profits of $2.03 a share on sales of $4.8 billion in 2005, and $2.31 on $5.2 billion in 2006, vs. 2004's $1.53. Wong rates Schein ``outperform,'' with a target of 46. He sees it as one of 2005's best performers.
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