ABT - Earnings call transcript Q3 2021

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Good morning and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Abbott 's Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be able to listen-only until the question-and-answer portion of this call.

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and and will Bob Robert With Good Executive morning me us. Chief and Executive Ford, Robert and remarks. joining Finance Officer, thank President today President Funck, Officer. Vice and provide you are Financial for Chief opening Bob

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Robert Ford

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Bob Funck

Thanks Robert.

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year sales, sales quarter Excluding XXXX. XX.X% COVID testing organic versus - compared third of and the growth to last XX.X% was related

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of Regarding other sales, the of aspects for the sales. the R&D adjusted of XX% adjusted sales, quarter, P&L X% was ratio SG&A of was gross expense XX.X% was and adjusted investment margin

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Operator

[Operator Instructions] Marcus Our from question comes from JPMorgan. first Robbie

open. is line Your

Robbie Marcus

congrats nice on really a and Great, quarter.

Robert Ford

Thanks.

Robbie Marcus

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of love get sense your volumes. you durability are think to any here the quarter, XXXX, thoughts where recovery on us early I'd to how about we and progression and and of sales, Robert, in give into heading So and you of fourth think med-tech testing COVID could

Robert Ford

Sure.

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Robbie Marcus

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Robert Ford

this bit business, and both base we We'll base Yes. to how a I process. - especially in Like I top good said, of our Robbie in unfolding a pandemic our is forecasting think been business, we're give at our would side, from our like January, still base but from line, guidance COVID XXXX always a do, I in the want our here, in little terms on on see I margin we've on -- pretty business the business. say more

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Robbie Marcus

lot. Great, thanks a

Operator

you. Thank

Our Bank of comes next America. Hopkins Bob from from question

Your open. line is

Bob Hopkins

questions, just very them have one execution. of the first in on Well, is just because And and time I'll solid the both such two congrats much. thank I straightforward. upfront, and you mention morning good pretty interest

Amulet The launch, going accounts are just would and love I percentage but Amulet. is in active things perhaps and in coronary it's how you of that terms with of now sort on very the question U.S. are just realize on of first top-down metrics early your maybe the any your share can comments like

inflation a love just wondering And could detail just Because -- But obviously other question. are we'd just bit of they're some from message just headlines on generally to color So you follow more seeing then we be companies more just question manageable. broad-based was provide on the So, chain. you're little the and second if and seems supply what there. the I constant. a is Abbott

talk So can around it's bit, just just that you. perspective quantify and understanding headwinds a some or can why to you it you better put manageable Thank a give wondering of if little just the us. us if for some

Robert Ford

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Bob Funck

I will Thanks. the take inflation comments.

really are there. linked up chain supply global supply chain have with been not strong The to and keep inflation together. think out I demand able

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so to other mitigate impacts we're we're at looking the costs. And essentially manufacturing seeing, working

procurement they're our understand and very we've As suppliers. and working nature And supply our a strong Robert organization chain doing suppliers critical of mentioned, our a great got the job organizations, with products.

it's business. able And terms get to we've in -- to need we so we're what ensuring the been support and successful been of that

Bob Hopkins

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

next comes Jennings, question from Cowen. Josh from Our

Your line is open.

Josh Jennings

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Robert Ford

very Sure. XXXX, I'd both the grow think said like say -- going beginning, and on our business the in strong business underlying the base to I is top I base bottom. or

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Josh Jennings

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Robert Ford

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Josh Jennings

thanks much. so Great,

Operator

Thank you.

next Our Fargo. Wells Biegelsen from Larry from comes question

line Your is open.

Larry Biegelsen

device the I Good wanted the the morning. questions. and Thanks to on for taking focus side Robert, pipeline.

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Bob Funck

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Larry Biegelsen

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Bob Funck

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Robert Ford

all filed hopeful -- seeing it can we'll tell I for we you at the like very is we'll be just data QX, And and leave of I'm that is I it next when the that. strong end think that year, sure. highly and

Larry Biegelsen

Thanks, Robert.

Operator

Thank you.

Furlong question Morgan Our Cecilia comes from next from Stanley.

is line Your open.

Cecilia Furlong

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Robert Ford

like out device this would our is had recovering terms It's said, say that's I of a little probably Sure. in Cecilia. probably time COVID. businesses. The post business you more a bit of elective harder of

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Cecilia Furlong

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Robert Ford

Sure.

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working that. on we yes, are So

Cecilia Furlong

Thank you very much.

Operator

you. Thank

Our Vijay Kumar from comes next from question ISI. Evercore

Your line open. is

Vijay Kumar

a baked are right my going now? in I sequential I for think did to DoD these about into contributor? back a Robert, right first guys Are that that contracts. testing, XQ. is demand XX you your And question. assumptions now. thanks sequential or curious, fiscal any for Is I'm $XXX taking testing win we guys, year, seeing this products step-down QX demand versus What Hey step-down billion, Million the now? right X number the QX think of capacity to where my was, we one on X.X that's is

Robert Ford

Okay.

we especially QX, So Vijay, capacity this we -- more that. full can than regarding didn't the ramp do mode. finishing now full but -up our QX month forecast ramp-up, as the is we're of significantly we've we'll be XXXX here, here, have in

do, more So we the do we than can can X,X.

the also. we're question, with market, I increase, I as [Indiscernible] see Buying the in to and that (ph) to first during to And continue surveillance factor comments at think in here X the that's now I the is, continue the looking said opening screening

I assuming Everything we've rolling see the decline we're decline cases a going the little in and those say what businesses. you here, bit of in here. the see would we've question that a symptomatic make; step-down testing. as So can to that's we make, is is little on only got symptomatic a U.S. got this here we're in maybe bit in

that's So that's part one -- the little factor. of a

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just XX% we're to If about to the about price we now we dropped of a at we're pressure. at will be you share before month of of back data, September, were because you share look supply Nielsen up seeing to XX% and that XX able and bit see

those some will as -- are that So what obviously we beat But so then see testing. on don't ensure the drive in -- pressure entrants But number in price, we -- we maintain A are that number that going we pressure that another and market market the to need Vijay. little to that's drivers pricing thinking bit leadership and price we there, symptomatic I baked more in. to too. of saw that position as that if come the see

Vijay Kumar

instead million, in QX So contract $XXX 'XX sorry. And the now, or contributor? assumed fiscal of is that DoD

Robert Ford

to we're -- going have yes. Well, to

is contract, So, a -- $XXX I a lower contract maximum think million. the the DoD I a is contract actually of news which than got So lot you're the which the has quoting amount of actually of headlines. minimum is what significantly than know the amount, kind that. But Less

in we their little of DoD next the that Federal factored So and going and piece it's into depend as on the bit on. going really talked We QX, to of in here about feel Government I terms -- in a purchasing. minimum But with what adding that big Vijay, terms range is and will of comfortable that of it's the the is portion what in will minimum a be pretty the maximum a year, part so

Vijay Kumar

And What beyond base trends XX% should And OpEx fiscal look the comments, like back Is way the fiscal that revenues. of to variable on Robert, comment the business. R&D Was XX% as looking Understood. -- one a 'XX? right of and about X% historical on your SG&A, just over to percentage think at your of at revenue earlier then that for COVID. referring to

Robert Ford

or When in to QX there was don't that -- look ensuring SG XX%. don't is down investment. R&D, we at &A you of to more you about in No. a that our That see X% it's was comment that profile in drop -- down terms

bit of more was to factor comment and the in that So continue make to a there's because sure here we a invest about going little COVID, distortion that business. of we're

the talked &A time the sustainability can investment at the $X we've and and this into SG added investments. to the on could continue more the look [Indiscernible] business portion a R&D same top R&D as If year, that of drive about that. be we've fiscal that the go billion wasn't that year, comment &E we business we'll there the a next Vijay, pulsate the discretionary we spend, how with a looking this only distortion. year, to bit a side But at ensuring I but drive long-term we you between made, of line the that at so is there spend about SG more little not and was about

least of at the in understood You distortion COVID profiles. our terms of

Vijay Kumar

guys. you Thank

Operator

you. Thank

Suisse. from Our next Miksic comes from Matt Credit question

Your is line open.

Matt Miksic

thanks congrats strong Hi, and on the results.

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of all, on of how, at see that up? this invest to describing, maybe down the ones And the opportunities if you So front? drill you way solution do things does pandemic, just the your about change behind addition a the to dial growth of M&A Thanks. sort question your of which think talked in activity is, little being things and maybe the bit as an you've about, part opportunity to programs were into some you to

Robert Ford

Sure.

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So investment that's for one sure.

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that You for And bought we've makes do of we capacity in and further we we even probably if stepped in saw shareholders. also QX. back QX, more up sense our that in to saw that got shares that that -- QX

us, ones we better, X valuations we I've there, there's the is we'll and that Right little M&A fit So a MedTech that find value And high-growth with think that capital. the do is we is that I'd in, shareholders, be can it bit that make now, also. think say that for and would do high-quality, diagnostic interested and a out I especially can frothy. assets way to that deploy better a we about it, for financially on the talked justified us, this, strategic side, there we for

mode of paying attention. the and So in we're studying

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on. going just I'm highly investing entering our portfolio, first in strong been look testing next year. be companion vaccines I've that the pipeline focused opportunities that. to right the our COVID a therapeutics. focused going But and rapid of just excited close all all sense to as do important And businesses. can't QX. across now range on growth very organic say is I've be to could our our what than At for the proud going segments to products here and test archiving more very really like key to across We're us be the think on that's I we're our here little I'll So very gross into I platforms, think bit a that attractive We're is there. results, really and given level, I value there about We've to an is businesses historically better make way productive. pipelines proposition continues for and going to there -- new along say next and what have there's in the to said. and

Robert Ford

that we whether scale, we're and and We leader in in it's know a environment pharmacies year segment. direct operate to consumer. or built manufacturing, we this how built retail

XXXX with that, I'll right of I now for a going is focus XXXX, our year. we're into think go we're here to momentum, and With us today. lot strong as well you So into finish next all placed enter thank strategically joining we

Scott Leinenweber

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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript