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VIVO [NASD]
Meridian Bioscience Inc.
Healthcare - Diagnostic Substances - USA
Index- P/E24.35 EPS (ttm)0.82 Insider Own4.15% Shs Outstand40.50M Perf Week-0.05%
Market Cap808.78M Forward P/E17.07 EPS next Y1.17 Insider Trans-3.45% Shs Float38.82M Perf Month-6.24%
Income33.60M PEG1.49 EPS next Q0.22 Inst Own85.81% Short Float8.32% Perf Quarter-10.97%
Sales156.44M P/S5.17 EPS this Y8.25% Inst Trans-3.20% Short Ratio13.37 Perf Half Y-3.99%
Book/sh3.41 P/B5.86 EPS next Y25.81% ROA- Target Price25.65 Perf Year-6.99%
Cash/sh- P/C- EPS next 5Y16.33% ROE- 52W Range14.28 - 25.75 Perf YTD-6.46%
Dividend0.76 P/FCF- EPS past 5Y24.40% ROI- 52W High-20.59% Beta0.67
Dividend %3.81% Quick Ratio- Sales past 5Y13.25% Gross Margin60.68% 52W Low43.23% ATR0.50
Employees422 Current Ratio- Sales Q/Q23.81% Oper. Margin32.20% RSI (14)47.58 Volatility3.03% 2.44%
OptionableYes Debt/Eq- EPS Q/Q10.30% Profit Margin21.48% Rel Volume1.15 Prev Close19.97
ShortableYes LT Debt/Eq- EarningsJan 21 BMO Payout- Avg Volume241.70K Price20.45
Recom2.20 SMA20-0.99% SMA50-2.49% SMA200-4.72% Volume276,934 Change2.40%
13-Nov-09Reiterated Caris & Company Average $21 → $20
07-Jul-09Initiated Caris & Company Average $21
06-Mar-09Initiated William Blair Mkt Perform
14-Oct-08Initiated Lazard Capital Buy $30
21-Jul-08Upgrade Hilliard Lyons Neutral → Long-term Buy
14-May-08Initiated Susquehanna Financial Neutral
13-May-08Initiated CL King Accumulate
16-Apr-07Downgrade Hilliard Lyons Long-term Buy → Neutral
22-Jan-07Reiterated Hilliard Lyons Long-term Buy $30 → $32
08-Feb-10 10:04AM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
26-Jan-10 11:16AM  Great Call on Apple! What's Next? at Motley Fool
23-Jan-10 11:33AM  New Star Analyst Rankings for Meridian Bioscience Inc. StarMine
22-Jan-10 02:52PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online
09:56AM  Meridian Misses by a Penny Zacks.com
21-Jan-10 05:31PM  Meridian board boosts dividend by 12 percent AP
03:32PM  The Home Run Stock You're Too Afraid to Buy at Motley Fool
12:05PM  Flu season helps Meridian boost profits at bizjournals.com
10:37AM  Meridian 1Q profit jumps on flu test sales AP
07:33AM  InPlay: Meridian Bioscience reports Q1 EPS of $0.22, in line with First Call consensus; net sales increased 24% y/y to $42.5 mln, First Call consensus $38.9 mln Briefing.com
07:30AM  Meridian Bioscience Reports Record First Quarter Sales and Operating Results, Declares Regular Cash Dividend, and Reaffirms Fiscal 2010 Guidance Business Wire
07:07AM  Q1 2010 Meridian Bioscience, Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open CCBN
14-Jan-10 01:03PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits EDGAR Online
12-Jan-10 12:17PM  Meridian Bioscience: Shining a Light on an Obscure Dividend Stock at Seeking Alpha
28-Dec-09 02:21PM  Prospecting for Stocks: CryoLife at Motley Fool
15-Dec-09 04:49PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events EDGAR Online
04-Dec-09 01:04PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Financials EDGAR Online Financials
30-Nov-09 04:26PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report EDGAR Online
20-Nov-09 02:59PM  5-Star Stocks on the Upswing at Motley Fool
17-Nov-09 12:29PM  Three Dividend Stocks For Small Cap Investors at Investopedia
16-Nov-09 10:37AM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online
13-Nov-09 08:50AM  Piper Jaffray Sees Pharma M&A Activity Continuing Wall Street Transcript
12-Nov-09 11:05AM  Meridians 4Q profits rise, beat outlook at bizjournals.com
08:57AM  Flu test sales boost Meridian 3Q profit 16 percent AP
07:07AM  Q4 2009 Meridian Bioscience, Inc Earnings Release - Time Not Supplied CCBN
07:00AM  Meridian Bioscience Reports Record Fiscal 2009 Operating Results, Increases Regular Cash Dividend Rate, and Reaffirms Guidance Business Wire
09-Nov-09 06:28AM  Meridian: A Timely Stock to Consider at Seeking Alpha
14-Oct-09 06:00PM  In Depth: Healers And Dealers at Forbes.com
01-Oct-09 07:05AM  Meridian to distribute GI disease test in Italy at bizjournals.com
30-Sep-09 04:42PM  Meridian to distribute bowel disease test in Italy AP
03:30PM  Meridian Bioscience Europe Announces Agreement to Distribute Test For GI Disease Business Wire
17-Sep-09 03:52PM  Meridian allowed to market flu test for swine flu AP
01:05PM  Meridian: Test helps detect two H1N1 strains at bizjournals.com
10:44AM  Meridian Bioscience Granted Special 510(k) Clearance to Add 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus Analytical Sensitivity Claim to the TRU FLU Test Package Insert Business Wire
16-Sep-09 07:05AM  Meridian offers guidance for FY 2010 at bizjournals.com
06:50AM  StockPreacher.com Issues Cautious Trading Outlook for China Medical Technologies Inc. GlobeNewswire
15-Sep-09 04:50PM  UPDATE - Meridian Bioscience backs 2009 outlook at Reuters
04:49PM  Meridian sets 2010 outlook within Wall Street view AP
04:05PM  Meridian Bioscience Provides Sales and Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2010 and Reaffirms Fiscal 2009 Guidance Business Wire
03:11PM  Power3 Medical Products Inc. CEO Interview: Helen R. Park Wall Street Transcript
08:11AM  Medical Diagnostics Are Basis For 60% Of Treatment Decisions But Represent Only 5% Of Costs: Recession Resistant Business Poised To Reward Shareholders According To Industry Expert Wall Street Transcript
03-Sep-09 10:00AM  Meridian Bioscience to Present at the Robert W. Baird 2009 Health Care Conference Business Wire
01-Sep-09 12:01AM  The Technical Indicator: A defensive approach to a seasonally weak month at MarketWatch
11-Aug-09 08:15PM  Lightning Round OT: Meridian Bioscience, Dominion Resources and More at CNBC
07-Aug-09 05:11PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
08:38AM  Stock Checkup: Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) at Seeking Alpha
23-Jul-09 09:56AM  4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Immucor at Motley Fool
22-Jul-09 09:59AM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Change in Directors or Pri EDGAR Online
16-Jul-09 02:32PM  Earnings roundup: Baxter, Meridian Bioscience AP
11:36AM  Swine flu tests lift Meridian Bioscience 3Q profit AP
10:45AM  Meridian Bioscience Appoints James M. Anderson to Board of Directors Business Wire
07:07AM  Q3 2009 Meridian Bioscience, Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open CCBN
07:00AM  Meridian Bioscience Reports Record Sales and Operating Results, Declares Regular Cash Dividend, Reaffirms Fiscal 2009 Guidance, and Comments on Timing of Fiscal 2010 Guidance Business Wire
15-Jul-09 11:17AM  Diagnosis Cycle Time Efficiency and Disruptive Technology Key to Point-of-Care Blood Chemistry Company Success Wall Street Transcript +5.23%
08-Jul-09 08:05AM  Meridian moves up on Fortunes fastest-growing list at bizjournals.com
07-Jul-09 03:00PM  FORTUNE Small Business Again Lists Meridian Bioscience as One of America's Fastest-Growing Small Companies Business Wire
08:45AM  Coverage initiated on Meridian Bioscience by Caris & Company Briefing.com
02-Jul-09 01:57PM  The Next Million-Dollar Penny Stock at Motley Fool
22-Jun-09 05:48PM  TSC Ratings' Updates: Alberto-Culver TheStreet.com
19-Jun-09 05:39PM  5 Overbought Stocks For Traders To Watch at Investopedia
10-Jun-09 08:00AM  Meridian Bioscience to Present at the William Blair and Company's 29th Annual Growth Stock Conference Business Wire
04-Jun-09 10:30AM  Meridian Bioscience Wins GHX 2009 Best in Class Award Business Wire
09:05AM  Meridian wins approval for foodborne bacteria test at bizjournals.com
03-Jun-09 02:47PM  Meridian Bioscience Receives FDA Clearance for New Rapid Campylobacter Test Business Wire
29-May-09 07:30PM  If It's In The Water, They'll Find It at Forbes.com
08-May-09 01:20PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
01-May-09 06:38PM  News Of Swine Flu Boosts Medical Sector Investor's Business Daily
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16-Apr-09 06:08PM  [$$] Krispy Kreme Jumps 52%; Cabela's Shoots Up 14% at The Wall Street Journal Online -10.99%
03:56PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online
03:28PM  3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes at Motley Fool
11:14AM  UPDATE - Meridian Bioscience Q2 profit lags Street, cuts FY view at Reuters
11:05AM  Meridian sees profits drop in 2Q, lowers guidance at bizjournals.com
10:30AM  Meridian Biosciences board declares dividend AP
10:27AM  Meridian Biosciences cuts 2009 outlook AP
10:24AM  Meridian Biosciences 2Q profit remains flat AP
08:00AM  UPDATE - Meridian Bioscience Q2 profit lags Street, cuts FY view at Reuters
07:00AM  Meridian Bioscience Reports Record Second Quarter and Six Months Operating Results, Declares Regular Cash Dividend, and Revises Downward Fiscal 2009 Guidance Business Wire
15-Apr-09 09:53AM  TSC Ratings' Updates: Excel Maritime at TheStreet.com
14-Apr-09 08:29AM  Meridian Bioscience: Poised to Move Up at Seeking Alpha
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27-Mar-09 04:39AM  Meridian Biosciences: A Strong Long Term Investment at Seeking Alpha
25-Mar-09 03:01PM  3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes at Motley Fool
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09-Feb-09 02:06PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
04-Feb-09 11:00AM  Meridian Bioscience Receives FDA Clearance for New Campylobacter Test Business Wire
27-Jan-09 10:30AM  Meridian Bioscience Announces Two New Exclusive International Distribution Agreements in Australia and Argentina Business Wire
26-Jan-09 02:24PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online
23-Jan-09 10:05AM  Meridian hits Wall Street outlook for 1Q at bizjournals.com
22-Jan-09 08:00AM  Meridian Bioscience Reports Record First Quarter Sales and Operating Results, Declares Regular Cash Dividend, and Reaffirms Fiscal 2009 Guidance Business Wire +5.36%
16-Jan-09 08:51PM  [$$] Hub Group Sheds 6.1%; Belden Falls at The Wall Street Journal Online -8.51%
04:46PM  Citigroup, Johnson Controls, Intel are big movers AP
10:16AM  Meridian posts weak 1Q and cuts sales outlook AP
08:05AM  Meridian expcts higher profits, flat sales in 1Q at bizjournals.com
15-Jan-09 05:22PM  UPDATE - Meridian sees Q1 below estimates; cuts FY rev view at Reuters
05:07PM  MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online
04:29PM  Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Announces Preliminary First Quarter Operating Results and Revises Fiscal 2009 Revenue Guidance Business Wire
11-Dec-08 02:46AM  Meridian Bioscience Offers Immunization from Recession at Seeking Alpha
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. operates as an integrated life science company. The company primarily engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and distribution of diagnostic test kits primarily for respiratory, gastrointestinal, viral, and parasitic infectious diseases. Its diagnostic test kits utilize immunodiagnostic technologies, which test samples of blood, urine, stool, and other body fluids or tissues for the presence of antigens and antibodies of specific infectious diseases. The immunodiagnostic technologies include enzyme immunoassay, immunofluorescence, particle agglutination/aggregation, immunodiffusion, complement fixation, and chemical stains. The company also provides transport media that store and preserve specimen samples from patient collection to laboratory testing. In addition, Meridian Bioscience manufactures and distributes bulk antigens, antibodies, and reagents used by researchers and other diagnostic manufacturers. Further, it involves in the contract development and manufacture of proteins and other biologicals for use by biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in research for new drugs and vaccines. Meridian Bioscience markets its diagnostic test kits through direct sales force and independent distributors to reference laboratories and hospitals primarily in the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Africa, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Insider Trading Relationship Date Transaction Cost #Shares Value ($) #Shares Total SEC Form 4
KRAEUTLER JOHN AChief Executive OfficerJan 19Sale22.1724,400540,948250,860Jan 21 03:28 PM
READY ROBERT JDirectorDec 28Option Exercise0.005,214020,563Dec 28 04:11 PM
INTERNO ANTONIOPres, Managing Dir, MBEAug 25Option Exercise7.285,25038,22064,705Aug 25 02:58 PM
Motto Todd WVP, Sales and MarketingAug 19Sale23.122,00046,240265,481Aug 20 01:38 PM
Anderson James M.DirectorAug 06Buy21.681,00021,6821,000Aug 06 03:55 PM
BUZARD JAMESDirectorAug 04Option Exercise5.7636,498210,40120,214Aug 04 03:22 PM
BUZARD JAMESDirectorAug 04Sale22.3836,498816,68315,000Aug 04 03:22 PM
Motto Todd WVP, Sales and MarketingApr 22Sale16.822,25037,845267,481Apr 23 11:59 AM
PHILLIPS DAVIDDirectorApr 21Buy16.515,00082,5505,000Apr 23 11:56 AM
BALDINI LAWRENCEExec VP, Operations & ISApr 17Buy15.3810,000153,80025,250Apr 21 10:46 AM
Motto Todd WVP, Sales and MarketingApr 09Option Exercise2.862,2506,442269,731Apr 14 10:26 AM
READY ROBERT JDirectorFeb 17Sale22.005,000110,01315,349Feb 18 02:58 PM
KRAEUTLER JOHN AChief Executive OfficerJan 22Option Exercise2.9763,675189,399270,510Jan 23 11:00 AM
READY ROBERT JDirectorJan 20Option Exercise2.835,21414,77621,045Jan 21 04:57 PM