文章核心观点 - 公司2024年年度股东大会已成功召开,所有议程和董事会提案均获得股东批准[1][2] - 公司新增两名董事会成员和两名科学顾问委员会成员[6][17][20][22][23] - 公司与贝莱德管理的基金和账户建立了最高5000万瑞士法郎的灵活贷款额度[18] 公司概况 - 公司是一家总部位于瑞士的全球性生物制药公司,致力于拯救视力和改善眼科护理[24] - 公司拥有多个创新的产品管线,包括用于糖尿病性黄斑水肿、干眼症和急性视神经炎的候选药物[24] - 公司由经验丰富的管理团队领导,得到了主要国际医疗健康投资者的支持[24] 董事会和管理层变动 - 公司重新选举了6名董事,并新增了2名董事[6][19][20] - 新任董事包括曾任阿尔康执行领导团队成员的罗伯特·沃纳,以及眼科专家阿尔沙德·汗尼[19][20] - 公司还新增了两名科学顾问委员会成员,分别是弗兰克·霍尔兹教授和巴鲁赫·库珀曼博士[17][22][23] 财务情况 - 公司2023年度亏损4139.64万瑞士法郎,将亏损结转至下一年度[4] - 公司获得股东批准了2025年度董事会非执行成员和执行委员会成员的薪酬方案[8][10][11][12]

Alcon (ALC) is well-poised to grow in the coming quarters, driven by its new product offerings. The performance of the Vision Care arm also appears encouraging. Strong financial stability in times of economic turmoil bodes well for the stock. However, concerns remain about the macroeconomic headwinds, which may strain the company’s margin performance. Competitive disadvantages also add to the worry. In the past year, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has advanced 14.6% compared with the 12.1% rise of the indus ...

Investors interested in Medical stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Alcon (ALC) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out. Alcon is a member of our Medical group, which includes 1047 different companies and currently sits at #7 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 di ...

The Medical Instruments industry has been witnessing a gradual transition from remote healthcare and contactless services during the pandemic to its original space of point-of-care testing, heavy as well as minimally invasive implants, elective procedures, and so on. This industry is highly fragmented, with participants engaged in research and development (R&D) in therapeutic areas. The Zacks defined Medical Instruments industry has advanced 8.9% in the past year and 9.7% year to date, respectively. Since t ...

Market watchers had a bearish view for MedTech stocks ahead of the first-quarter earnings season, thanks to the ongoing geopolitical discord across the globe with major complications arising from the Middle-East conflicts. Security threats around the Red Sea were alarming through the months of the first quarter, leading to a significant rise in freight costs and shipping times. Added to this, healthcare labor shortages continued to act as a major business disruptor. While these remarkably reduced the gross ...

Alcon, Inc. (ALC) delivered core earnings per share (EPS) of 78 cents in the first quarter of 2024, up 11% from the year-ago quarter’s figure (up 21% at the constant exchange rate or CER). The figure topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.3%. Alcon’s ‘core’ results are based on non-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) measures. In the first quarter, the company’s diluted EPS was 50 cents, up 43% year over year. Revenues in Detail Alcon’s net sales to third parties in the first quarter were $ ...

财务数据和关键指标变化 - 公司第一季度销售额为24亿美元,同比增长7% [10] - 公司第一季度核心摊薄每股收益为0.78美元,同比增长21% [10] - 公司第一季度核心营业利润率为22%,同比提升260个基点 [36] 各条业务线数据和关键指标变化 手术业务 - 手术业务第一季度销售额为13亿美元,同比增长6% [30] - 植入物业务第一季度销售额为4.33亿美元,同比增长6%,主要得益于先进人工晶体如Vivity和PanOptix的强劲表现 [30] - 耗材业务第一季度销售额为6.86亿美元,同比增长7%,主要得益于白内障和玻璃体手术耗材的强劲需求 [31] - 设备业务第一季度销售额为2.19亿美元,同比增长2%,符合公司此前预期 [32] 视觉护理业务 - 视觉护理业务第一季度销售额为11亿美元,同比增长10% [33] - 隐形眼镜业务第一季度销售额为6.71亿美元,同比增长11%,得益于公司创新产品如散光和多焦点镜片的强劲表现 [33][34] - 眼部健康业务第一季度销售额为4.35亿美元,同比增长8%,主要得益于人工泪液Sustain系列的双位数增长 [33] 各个市场数据和关键指标变化 - 白内障手术量全球增长约2%,略低于历史水平,其中美国市场增长约1% [26] - 全球先进人工晶体渗透率同比提升约130个基点,主要得益于国际市场 [26] - 隐形眼镜零售市场整体增长约7%,得益于定价和消费者持续升级 [26] 公司战略和发展方向及行业竞争 - 公司即将获得FDA批准推出UNITY VCS白内障和玻璃体手术设备,预计将在2025年实现更广泛商业化 [11][12] - 公司还将推出UNITY CS白内障专用设备,预计2026年上市 [13] - 公司先进人工晶体如PanOptix和Vivity在全球市场持续增长,PanOptix已成为全球最多植入的三焦点晶体 [14][16] - 公司在数字化创新方面取得进展,其智能白内障手术规划系统已展现出对手术结果和效率的积极影响 [18] - 公司正在准备提交干眼药物AR-15512的新药申请 [25] - 公司计划收购Belkin Vision,进一步拓展介入性青光眼治疗领域 [27] 管理层对经营环境和未来前景的评论 - 公司对UNITY VCS和PanOptix 2.0等创新产品的推出持乐观态度,认为将为公司带来重要的增长动力 [11][14][15] - 公司对隐形眼镜业务的持续强劲增长和市场份额提升感到非常高兴,认为得益于持续的产品创新和制造能力投入 [19][20][22] - 公司对眼部健康业务中人工泪液Sustain系列的表现感到满意,认为在全球范围内推广无防腐剂产品将带来持续增长 [23] - 公司对未来市场环境保持谨慎乐观,预计整体市场将保持中单位数增长 [41][26] 问答环节重要的提问和回答 问题1 **Graham Doyle 提问** 询问公司在PowerVision可调焦人工晶体和干眼药AR-15512方面的最新进展和时间表 [53] **David Endicott 回答** - PowerVision可调焦晶体预计在今年晚些时候有首次人体试验数据 [56] - AR-15512干眼药预计将在未来几个月内提交新药申请,预计在明年中获批上市 [56] 问题2 **Veronica Dubajova 提问** 询问公司在美国先进人工晶体渗透率停滞不前的原因,以及对竞争环境的看法 [60] **David Endicott 回答** - 美国先进人工晶体渗透率增长放缓主要是由于市场自身的周期性,而非竞争或利率因素 [61][62][63] - 公司在单焦点和可植入式人工晶体领域继续保持80%以上的市场份额,未来将继续面临来自竞争对手的挑战 [63] 问题3 **Larry Biegelsen 提问** 询问UNITY平台对设备业务的增长贡献以及毛利率影响 [85] **David Endicott 回答** - 预计UNITY平台将带动设备业务在2025年实现高于市场的增长 [86][87] - UNITY平台将提升手术效率和便利性,从而为公司的耗材业务带来增量收益 [13]

Alcon (ALC) reported $2.44 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.8%. EPS of $0.78 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago. The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.46 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.72, the EPS surprise was +8.33%. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expect ...

Among the medical sector, Alcon (ALC) and Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) are two intriguing stocks to buy for growth as their quarterly results approach on Tuesday, May 14. Alcon stands out as a provider of a full suite of eye care products while Prestige distributes over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare and household cleaning products. Let’s take a look at their expansion and get a better gauge as to why now is a good time to buy Alcon and Prestige’s stock. Alcon Preview Alcon primarily provides ophthalmic ...

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Alcon Inc. (ALC) may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report. That is because Alcon is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to- date information possible — is a pretty good indicator o ...