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<ul><li>The big news this week is Liberty’s spin-off GCI Liberty began trading</li><li>On July 14, 2025, Becton Dickinson (BDX) announced a tax-free Reverse Morris Trust (RMT) spin-merger: BD will spin off its Biosciences &amp; Diagnostic Solutions (BDS) business into a new subsidiary (SpinCo) and immediately merge SpinCo with Waters Corporation (WAT).</li><li>Under the deal terms, Waters will pay ~$4.0B cash (funded by new debt) plus stock; BD shareholders receive the $4B cash and ~39.2% of the combined company (Waters shareholders ~60.8%).</li></ul>

The big news this week is Liberty’s spin-off GCI Liberty began tradingOn July 14, 2025, Becton Dickinson (BDX) announced a tax-free Reverse Morris Trust (RMT) spin-merger: BD will spin off its Biosciences &amp; Diagnostic Solutions (BDS) business into a new subsidiary (SpinCo) and immediately merge SpinCo with Waters Corporation (WAT).Under the deal terms, Waters will pay ~$4.0B cash (funded by new debt) plus stock; BD shareholders receive the $4B cash and ~39.2% of the combined company (Waters shareholders ~60.8%).

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Becton Dickinson and Co / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) recently held its first quarter fiscal 2025 earnings presentation, announcing strong financial performance and strategic decisions that could significantly reshape the company’s future.</li><li>The most critical updates included the impressive results from its existing business units, plans to separate its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions segment, and supporting market prospects driven by ongoing innovation.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) recently held its first quarter fiscal 2025 earnings presentation, announcing strong financial performance and strategic decisions that could significantly reshape the company’s future.The most critical updates included the impressive results from its existing business units, plans to separate its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions segment, and supporting market prospects driven by ongoing innovation.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Becton Dickinson: 85% Recurring Revenue—Is This Stock an Untouchable Healthcare Powerhouse?

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/acotec-scientific-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32176:1" rel="noopener">Acotec Scientific Holdings (6669 HK)</a> is an early-mover in peripheral drug coated balloon market in China and holds a dominant 85%+ market share.  </li>
<li>On November 7, Acotec received its first FDA approval for Vericor, a peripheral support catheter designed to enhance access to peripheral vessels.</li>
<li>Acotec started 2022 on a strong note, with revenue increasing 25% y/y in H1 2022 due to increasing adoption of the company’s product in Chinese hospitals.</li>
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Acotec Scientific Holdings (6669 HK) is an early-mover in peripheral drug coated balloon market in China and holds a dominant 85%+ market share.  
On November 7, Acotec received its first FDA approval for Vericor, a peripheral support catheter designed to enhance access to peripheral vessels.
Acotec started 2022 on a strong note, with revenue increasing 25% y/y in H1 2022 due to increasing adoption of the company’s product in Chinese hospitals.


Acotec Scientific Holdings (6669 HK): Base Business, Geography Expansion, New Launch to Drive Growth

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<li>Ruling on Ethylene Oxide in favor of Sotera is a positive for all the medical devices companies including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/becton-dickinson-and-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13061:1" rel="noopener">Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US)</a>, who have EO sterilization facilities.  </li>
<li>In FY22, BD reported strong base business, which grew 6.9% y/y on reported basis. On currency-neutral basis, base business increased 9.4% y/y in FY22, accelerated from 8.1% in FY21.</li>
<li>FY22 marks 51st consecutive year of dividend increase for BD, which makes it one of the leading dividend yield stocks. Currently, the stock has a dividend yield of 1.53%.</li>
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Ruling on Ethylene Oxide in favor of Sotera is a positive for all the medical devices companies including Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US), who have EO sterilization facilities.  
In FY22, BD reported strong base business, which grew 6.9% y/y on reported basis. On currency-neutral basis, base business increased 9.4% y/y in FY22, accelerated from 8.1% in FY21.
FY22 marks 51st consecutive year of dividend increase for BD, which makes it one of the leading dividend yield stocks. Currently, the stock has a dividend yield of 1.53%.


Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US): EO Ruling Is Positive; Strong Base Business to Drive Growth Ahead

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/access-bio-inc-kdr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5729:1" rel="noopener">Access Bio Inc (950130 KS)</a> has been reporting triple-digit revenue growth since 2020, thanks to massive demand for the COVID-19 tests. The performance continued in this year too.</li>
<li>Going forward, the stellar revenue growth is not expected to be replicated as demand for COVID-19 tests looks uncertain beyond 2022. Revenue from the company’s malaria test is declining.</li>
<li>Access Bio has developed monkeypox tests. However, monkeypox does not seem be a large and attractive market opportunity, which can compensate for the revenue loss from COVID-19 tests.</li>
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Access Bio Inc (950130 KS) has been reporting triple-digit revenue growth since 2020, thanks to massive demand for the COVID-19 tests. The performance continued in this year too.
Going forward, the stellar revenue growth is not expected to be replicated as demand for COVID-19 tests looks uncertain beyond 2022. Revenue from the company’s malaria test is declining.
Access Bio has developed monkeypox tests. However, monkeypox does not seem be a large and attractive market opportunity, which can compensate for the revenue loss from COVID-19 tests.


Access Bio (950130 KS): COVID-19 Rapid Tests Demand Lose Sheen Sending Share Prices Down to Lows

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Becton, Dickinson and Company is a global medical technology company engaged principally in the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices, instrument systems and reagents used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public.

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Richard Howe

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Baptista Research

Acotec Scientific Holdings (6669 HK): Base Business, Geography Expansion, New Launch to Drive Growth

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Tina Banerjee