Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) posted second-quarter results today that beat the consensus on Wall Street. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company reported profits of $86.5 million, or -6¢ per share, on sales of $163.7 million for the three months ended June 30, for a bottom-line loss of -12.4% sales loss of -4.9% compared with Q2 2019. Adjusted to exclude […]
Avanos Medical (formerly Halyard Health)
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks open strong in May
Medtech stocks took a dip as April came to a close, but opened May with a strong week as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the economy. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 83.98 points at the end of last week (May 8). That […]
Avanos up on Street-beating Q1
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) shares ticked up today on first-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company posted profits of $3.7 million, or 8¢ per share, on sales of $180.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, recording profits after a $20.3 million loss this time last year on sales growth of […]
Avanos Medical appoints new chief financial officer
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) today said it appointed Michael Greiner as senior VP and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. Greiner will be responsible for the Alpharetta, Ga.-based company’s global finance and information technology organizations. He will report to CEO Joe Woody. Prior to joining Avanos Medical, Greiner served as executive VP and CFO of AngioDynamics. He […]
Avanos Medical shares down nearly 22% on Q3 losses
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) shares sunk today on third-quarter results that came up short of Wall Street’s projections. The Alpharetta, Ga.–based company posted losses of -$11.5 million, or -24¢ per share, on sales of $171.4 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, sliding on last year’s $4.2 million Q3 profit on sales growth of 3.8%. Adjusted […]
FDA lures Vyaire exec Desai for CTO | Personnel Moves, August 23, 2019
The FDA lured former Vyaire Medical executive Vid Desai to take over as permanent CTO, according to Politico. Desai replaces acting CTO Mohammed Sohail Chaudhry, who’s held the role on an interim basis since 2015. Ebb Therapeutics puts Röösli in the corner office Insomnia device maker Ebb Therapeutics said yesterday that it put Eduard Röösli […]
Avanos Medical beats the Street in Q2 results
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) posted second-quarter results yesterday that beat the consensus on Wall Street and increased its sales growth outlook for the rest of 2019. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company reported a net loss of -$8 million, or -17¢ per share, on sales of $172.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. At this time […]
Avanos launches third restructuring phase
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) yesterday embarked on the third and final phase of the restructuring it began at the end of 2017 that’s expected to deliver annual savings of as much as $24 million. A year ago the Alpharetta, Ga.-based company, which spun out of Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) as Halyard Health in October 2014, rebranded as Avanos a […]
Wright Medical creates digital arm, promotes Asper to chief digital officer | Personnel Moves – May 7, 2019
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said today that it is creating a new digital division and that it is promoting strategy, tech & corporate dev senior VP Jason Asper to chief digital officer. The new CDO title comes alongside Asper’s existing responsibilities, Amsterdam-based Wright Medical said. The new digital division will focus on the company’s digital surgery strategy […]
Avanos tops Q1 estimates, puts $7m into NeoMed
Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) beat the consensus forecast with its first-quarter numbers yesterday, sending share prices up on Wall Street. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Avanos posted losses of -$20.3 million, or -43¢ per share, on sales growth of 5.0% to $164.2 million for the three months ended March 31, compared with profits of $20.2 million during Q1 2018. Adjusted […]
DaVita taps Javier Rodriguez as CEO | Personnel Moves – April 29, 2019
DaVita Healthcare (NYSE:DVA) said today that its board of directors unanimously elected Javier Rodriguez to succeed Kent Thiry as its new CEO, effective June 1. The Denver-based company said that former CEO Thiry will transition to serve as executive chairman of the board, and that the announcement comes as part of a multi-year succession planning process. […]