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there is NO WAY B&L is worth 10 billion. They are on PLUTO. Since when does a boat load of debt and buying other companies bad debt and adding it to your paultry earnings equal valuation. PLUTO.

That article was so poorly written it sounds like it came out of our HQ and NJ just put it on their letter head.

800 million, on a dated RX brand and no real pipeline.
if valued at 5 times earnings, 4 Billion would be generous, and that's without figuring out revenue losses due to patent cliffs. They want 12 times earnings? PLUTO!
 






Anonymous said:
there is NO WAY B&L is worth 10 billion. They are on PLUTO. Since when does a boat load of debt and buying other companies bad debt and adding it to your paultry earnings equal valuation. PLUTO.

That article was so poorly written it sounds like it came out of our HQ and NJ just put it on their letter head.

800 million, on a dated RX brand and no real pipeline.
if valued at 5 times earnings, 4 Billion would be generous, and that's without figuring out revenue losses due to patent cliffs. They want 12 times earnings? PLUTO!
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B+L is given an unreasonable valuation so that it will not sell and management can continue to make a huge salary for many more years. WP should find a new CEO and Chairman fast so that they can sell at 7 Bill instead of 5 bill.
 






Wow!!! The news is buzzing about the possible sale of this company. Should happen soon.

Don't listen to your managers view on your future in this company because everything in this company will be different once the buyer is announced. Get ready for a really bumpy ride.
 






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Wow!!! The news is buzzing about the possible sale of this company. Should happen soon.

Don't listen to your managers view on your future in this company because everything in this company will be different once the buyer is announced. Get ready for a really bumpy ride.
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There is no buzz, stop trying to stir the pot
 






Anonymous said:
Wow!!! The news is buzzing about the possible sale of this company. Should happen soon.

Don't listen to your managers view on your future in this company because everything in this company will be different once the buyer is announced. Get ready for a really bumpy ride.
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I've read the articles posted this weekend from Bloomburg and the D&C. The D&C article said that if bought there could be layoffs if there are job duplications throughout the combined company. We should hope for an IPO as there is a better chance of us keeping our jobs if the company is not sold.
 






Anonymous said:
I've read the articles posted this weekend from Bloomburg and the D&C. The D&C article said that if bought there could be layoffs if there are job duplications throughout the combined company. We should hope for an IPO as there is a better chance of us keeping our jobs if the company is not sold.
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Layoffs and the welfare of the employees is the absolute LAST thing a company or a Board of Directors cares about. Sorry to break the news to you.
 






Can't see that kind of money being paid if the company is not broken up into attractive components. E.g J&J won't being interested in the contact lens business (as the technology is already a decade behind them) unless there are patents they are after. However J&J could be interested in the CL solutions and certainly the base ocular surgical and pharma elements to help them with rapid market access in those areas. WP have failed B&L catastrophically imo.
 






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Can't see that kind of money being paid if the company is not broken up into attractive components. E.g J&J won't being interested in the contact lens business (as the technology is already a decade behind them) unless there are patents they are after. However J&J could be interested in the CL solutions and certainly the base ocular surgical and pharma elements to help them with rapid market access in those areas. WP have failed B&L catastrophically imo.
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J&J is interested but only wants the parts that help their business. This is true for all of the other companies as well. It is good time for WP to exit. They have some assets others need. IPO or waiting any longer will only cause less value in the future as I am sure that WP has cut all R&D spending to a minimum by now. (why spend a lot on R&D if you are selling the company?)

Creative selling should be able to give WP a profit. This means selling parts. B&L has a good brand name and can be sold as well in parts. One company can get the Bausch name and the other can get the Lomb name. Storz is a good brand name in the surgical business.
There is a lot to sell and this limited sale is a real positive for the industry as a whole if it gets done.
 












Lansdale headquarters at MRK Attended a high level meeting where new maps drawn re: probable talent versus landscape. Some layoffs but not atrocious. Competing reps will compete for the position
 
























ophthalmic reps at merck are happy. some ex B&Ler's there.
imagine kk and Ps will finally be dust if merck buys. can't see their jobs not being duplicate at merck. hope so.
 






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ophthalmic reps at merck are happy. some ex B&Ler's there.
imagine kk and Ps will finally be dust if merck buys. can't see their jobs not being duplicate at merck. hope so.
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Ophthalmic reps art Merck are NOT happy! Inspire reps are leaving in droves, the ex Merck reps that got hired back HATE it. Nobody is making bonus...how is that good?
 






LIAR. Merck pays great commissions. Even if the proudct doesn't do well, you're paid on a bell curve. The top reps make XXX and lower reps make x, but full commissions are paid out.
 
























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