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Henry Schein Reports Second Quarter Diluted EPS up 18% To $0.74

08/05/03
Net sales increase 16% to $776.2 million Company raises 2003 EPS guidance

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, today reported record second quarter financial results.

Net sales for the second quarter ended June 28, 2003 were $776.2 million, an increase of 15.6% from the second quarter of 2002 (15.3% on a comparable basis - See Exhibit A for details of comparable basis sales growth comparisons in all categories). In local currencies, net sales increased 11.8%. Acquisitions contributed approximately 1.4% to net sales growth.

Dental sales increased 8.4%, or 7.7% in local currencies. Dental acquisition growth was approximately 1.5%. In local currencies Dental consumable merchandise sales increased 5.3% and Dental equipment sales were up 18.1%.

Medical sales increased 17.2%, Technology and Value-Added Services sales grew 19.5%, and International sales improved 32.2% (10.2% in local currencies). Medical and Technology sales growth was all internally generated, while approximately one-half of local currency International sales growth was due to an acquisition. European Dental sales increased 12.4% in local currencies (5.4% internal).

Net income for the second quarter of 2003 was $32.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, representing increases of 17.1% and 17.5%, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 2002. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $55.1 million.

"We posted strong sales growth during the second quarter, and believe we gained market share in each of our four business Groups," said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Henry Schein. "Continued growth in sales across our diversified customer base coupled with an expanding operating margin resulted in another quarter of outstanding bottom-line results."

"The success of our multi-faceted strategy to augment internal growth through strategic acquisitions was evident during the second quarter," he added. "We announced and closed the acquisitions of Hager Dental and Colonial Surgical, thereby strengthening our European and North American dental businesses, respectively. We also expanded our drug distribution offering by signing a distribution agreement for Remicade(R), a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. Remicade is manufactured by Centocor, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. And, we extended our distribution agreement with Broadlane Inc. for five years and now serve its Surgery Center members, as well as its physician membership." Broadlane is a leading group purchasing organization and provider of total cost management services to the healthcare industry.

For the first half of 2003, net sales were $1.51 billion, an increase of 14.8% from the first half of 2002 (11.3% in local currencies). Acquisitions contributed approximately 0.7% to first-half 2003 net sales growth. On a year-to-date basis, net income of $57.6 million represents a 20.6% increase over the prior year, while earnings per diluted share of $1.29 were also up 20.6% from the prior year.

The Company reported that, under a stock repurchase program of up to two million shares of common stock announced on March 12, 2003, during the second quarter 919,000 shares were repurchased at an average price of $43.17 per share. The positive impact of this share repurchase on second quarter diluted EPS was approximately $0.01.

2003 EPS Guidance

Reflecting second quarter financial results, the impact of the Hager Dental and Colonial Surgical acquisitions and the repurchase of stock completed through the end of the second quarter, the Company now expects full-year 2003 earnings per diluted share to be $3.06 to $3.09. This represents a growth rate of 18% to 19% compared with 2002 results. This growth rate excludes a $0.01 one-time gain during the first quarter of 2003 and $0.04 in one-time gains during 2002. The Company noted that this 2003 EPS guidance is for current operations and completed acquisitions, and does not include the impact of potential future acquisitions.

Second Quarter Conference Call Webcast

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss second quarter financial results today, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Individual investors are invited to listen to the conference call over the Internet through Henry Schein's Website at www.henryschein.com. In addition, a replay will be available beginning shortly after the call has ended.

Henry Schein, Inc. is the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based healthcare practitioners in the combined North American and European markets.

Recognized for its excellent customer service and low prices, the Company serves more than 400,000 customers worldwide, including dental practices and laboratories, physician practices and veterinary clinics, as well as government and other institutions.

The Company operates its four business groups - Dental, Medical, International and Technology - through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 125 countries with a comprehensive selection of over 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products. Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions, including such leading practice management software systems as DENTRIX(R) and Easy Dental(R) for dental practices, and AVImark(R) for veterinary clinics, which are installed in over 50,000 practices; and ArubA(R), Henry Schein's electronic catalog and ordering system. Headquartered in Melville, New York, Henry Schein employs over 7,000 people in 16 countries. The Company's 2002 sales reached a record $2.8 billion. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Website at www.henryschein.com.

Certain information contained herein includes information that is forward-looking. The matters referred to in forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties involved in the Company's business. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

(TABLES TO FOLLOW)

 HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 (in thousands, except per share data)
                              (unaudited)

                    Three Months                  Six Months
                       Ended                        Ended
              -----------------------    -----------------------------
               June 28,      June 29,       June 28,        June 29,
                 2003          2002          2003            2002
              ----------    ----------    ------------    ------------

Net sales      $776,166 $671,432 $1,514,163 $1,318,525
Cost of sales   555,637       479,036       1,092,217         947,739
              ----------    ----------    ------------    ------------
  Gross profit  220,529       192,396         421,946         370,786
Operating
expenses:
 Selling,
 general and
 administrative 164,499       145,407         323,711         288,599
              ----------    ----------    ------------    ------------
   Operating
   income        56,030        46,989          98,235          82,187
Other income
 (expense):
  Interest
  income          1,921         2,481           4,313           4,920
  Interest
  expense        (4,595)       (4,367)         (9,328)         (9,195)
  Other - net       242           706             927             140
              ----------    ----------    ------------    ------------
   Income
   before
   taxes on
   income,
   minority
   interest
   and equity
   in
   earnings
   of
   affiliates    53,598        45,809          94,147          78,052
Taxes on
income           20,207        16,996          35,413          29,060
Minority
interest in
net income of
subsidiaries        874           932           1,611           1,501
Equity in
earnings of
affiliates          338           185             498             305
              ----------    ----------    ------------    ------------
Net income     $ 32,855 $ 28,066 $   57,621 $   47,796
              ==========    ==========    ============    ============


Net income per
 common share:
  Basic        $   0.76 $   0.65 $     1.32 $     1.11
              ==========    ==========    ============    ============

  Diluted      $   0.74 $   0.63 $     1.29 $     1.07
              ==========    ==========    ============    ============

Weighted
average
common shares
outstanding:
  Basic          43,500        43,389          43,754          43,090
              ==========    ==========    ============    ============

  Diluted        44,549        44,747          44,780          44,559
              ==========    ==========    ============    ============
 HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                   (in thousands, except share data)


                                                June 28,  December 28,
                                                  2003        2002
                                             ------------ ------------
                                               (unaudited)  (audited)
     ASSETS
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                 $   121,161 $  200,651
    Marketable securities                          16,151      31,209
    Accounts receivable, less reserves of
     $40,789 and $36,200, respectively            418,470     368,263
    Inventories                                   343,745     323,080
    Deferred income taxes                          27,936      29,919
    Prepaid expenses and other                     73,216      74,407
                                              ------------ -----------
            Total current assets                1,000,679   1,027,529
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
 depreciation and amortization of $114,098
  and $101,519, respectively                      150,437     142,532
Goodwill                                          353,746     302,687
Other intangibles, net of accumulated
 amortization of $6,537 and $4,151,
  respectively                                     23,748       7,661
Investments and other                              85,186      77,643
                                              ------------ -----------
                                              $ 1,613,796 $1,558,052
                                              ============ ===========
     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                          $   228,467 $  243,166
    Bank credit lines                               4,764       4,790
    Accruals:
       Salaries and related expenses               54,949      53,954
       Merger and integration, and
        restructuring costs                         2,568       3,044
       Acquisition earnout payments                     0       1,460
       Taxes and other expenses                   128,233     114,254
    Current maturities of long-term debt            4,816       2,662
                                              ------------ -----------
            Total current liabilities             423,797     423,330
Long-term debt                                    247,179     242,561
Other liabilities                                  26,339      24,196
                                              ------------ -----------
            Total liabilities                     697,315     690,087
                                              ------------ -----------
Minority interest                                   9,466       6,748
                                              ------------ -----------
Stockholders' equity:
    Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
     authorized 1,000,000, issued and
      outstanding: 0 and 0, respectively                0           0
   Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
    120,000,000, issued: 43,470,989 and
    44,041,591, respectively                          435         440
   Additional paid-in capital                     431,117     436,554
   Retained earnings                              463,519     430,389
   Treasury stock, at cost, 0 and 62,479
    shares, respectively                                0      (1,156)
   Accumulated comprehensive income (loss)         12,098      (4,794)
   Deferred compensation                             (154)       (216)
                                              ------------ -----------
            Total stockholders' equity            907,015     861,217
                                              ------------ -----------
                                              $ 1,613,796 $1,558,052
                                              ============ ===========
 HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands)
                              (unaudited)

                                Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                ------------------  ------------------

                                June 28,  June 29,  June 28,  June 29,
                                   2003      2002      2003      2002
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
Cash flows from operating
 activities:
    Net income                 $ 32,855 $ 28,066 $ 57,621 $ 47,796
    Adjustments to reconcile
     net income to net
      cash provided by
      operating activities:
      Depreciation and
      amortization                8,571     7,211    17,115    13,009
      Other                       5,155     2,002     9,250     1,999
      Changes in operating
       assets and liabilities
       (net of purchase
       acquisitions):
       (Increase) decrease in
        accounts receivable     (21,711)     (542)  (34,248)    4,071
       Decrease (increase)
        in inventories           13,305   (13,964)    4,481   (17,760)
       Decrease (increase) in
        other current assets      1,690    (4,512)   12,527    (4,707)
       Increase (decrease) in
        accounts payable and
        accruals                 15,251    33,906   (25,715)  (31,027)
                                -------- ---------  -------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                      55,116    52,167    41,031    13,381
                               --------- ---------  -------- ---------

Cash flows from investing
 activities:
    Capital expenditures         (7,813)  (10,530)  (21,321)  (28,120)
    Business acquisitions, net
     of cash acquired           (64,473)   (6,737)  (66,754)  (34,887)
    Purchase of marketable
     securities with
     maturities of more than
     three months               (17,094)  (10,184)  (21,195)  (20,639)
    Maturities of marketable
     securities with maturities
     of more than three months    2,100         0    28,530         0
    Other                         3,348      (272)    1,861      (574)
                               --------- ---------  -------- ---------
Net cash used in investing
 activities                     (83,932)  (27,723)  (78,879)  (84,220)
                               --------- ---------  -------- ---------

Cash flows from financing
 activities:
    Principal payments on
     long-term debt              (4,700)   (1,591)   (4,954)  (13,604)
    Proceeds from issuance of
    stock upon exercise of
    stock options by
    employees                     6,729    19,307    11,329    26,490
    Payments for repurchases
     of common stock            (39,669)        0   (46,152)        0
    Net proceeds from
    (payments on) borrowings
    from banks                      735      (522)     (940)     (435)
    Other                          (158)       (3)      (93)     (426)
                               --------- ---------  -------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by
 financing activities           (37,063)   17,191   (40,810)   12,025
                               --------- ---------  -------- ---------

Net (decrease) increase in cash
 and cash equivalents           (65,879)   41,635   (78,658)  (58,814)
Effect of exchange rate changes
 on cash and cash equivalents        45    (2,548)     (832)   (2,045)
Cash and cash equivalents,
 beginning of period            186,995    93,421   200,651   193,367
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents, end
 of period                     $121,161 $132,508 $121,161 $132,508
                               ========= ========= ========= =========
Exhibit A

                          Henry Schein, Inc.
                 2003 Second Quarter and Year to Date
            Details of "Comparable Basis" Growth Comparison
                         Net Sales by Category
                            (in thousands)
                              (unaudited)



                   Second Quarter      %         Year to Date     %
                     2003    2002    Growth    2003      2002   Growth

Net Sales As Reported
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Dental              331,953 306,287   8.4%   645,909   601,568   7.4%
Medical             284,305 242,683  17.2%   561,445   474,105  18.4%
International       141,170 106,779  32.2%   270,770   212,617  27.4%
Technology           18,738  15,683  19.5%    36,039    30,235  19.2%
Total               776,166 671,432  15.6% 1,514,163 1,318,525  14.8%
---------------------------------------------------------------------



Add: Technology Sales Methodology (1)

Dental                    -     823                -     1,449
Medical                   -       -                -         -
International             -       -                -         -
Technology                -   1,195                -     2,031
Total                     -   2,018                -     3,480



Net Sales Comparable Basis
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Dental              331,953 307,110   8.1%   645,909   603,017   7.1%
Medical             284,305 242,683  17.2%   561,445   474,105  18.4%
International       141,170 106,779  32.2%   270,770   212,617  27.4%
Technology           18,738  16,878  11.0%    36,039    32,266  11.7%
Total               776,166 673,450  15.3% 1,514,163 1,322,005  14.5%
---------------------------------------------------------------------


(1) As part of the Company's Dental marketing initiative,
MarketOne, certain technology and equipment products are now being
sold directly to end-user customers rather than through resellers.
This had no impact on net income since the increase in net sales was
directly offset by an increase in commission expense.
Exhibit B

                          Henry Schein, Inc.
                 2003 Second Quarter and Year to Date
            Details of "Comparable Basis" Growth Comparison
                       Income Statement Summary
                 (in thousands, except per share data)
                              (unaudited)


                   Second Quarter             Year to Date
                                      %                           %
                     2003    2002   Growth    2003      2002    Growth

As Reported
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Sales         776,166 671,432  15.6%  1,514,163 1,318,525  14.8%

Operating Income   56,030  46,989  19.2%     98,235    82,187  19.5%
Margin                7.2%    7.0%   22 bp      6.5%      6.2%   25 bp

Net Income         32,855  28,066  17.1%     57,621    47,796  20.6%

EPS                  0.74    0.63  17.5%       1.29      1.07  20.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------



Add: Technology Sales
 Methodology (1)
Net Sales               -   2,018                 -     3,480
Operating Income        -       -                 -         -
Net Income              -       -                 -         -
EPS                     -       -                 -         -

Subtract: Gain on Real
 Estate Transaction (2)
Net Sales               -       -                 -         -
Operating Income        -       -                 -         -
Net Income              -       -              (454)        -
EPS                     -       -             (0.01)        -



Comparable Basis
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Sales         776,166 673,450  15.3%  1,514,163 1,322,005  14.5%

Operating Income   56,030  46,989  19.2%     98,235    82,187  19.5%
Margin                7.2%    7.0%   24 bp      6.5%      6.2%   27 bp

Net Income         32,855  28,066  17.1%     57,167    47,796  19.6%

EPS                  0.74    0.63  17.5%       1.28      1.07  19.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) As part of the Company's Dental marketing initiative,
MarketOne, certain technology and equipment products are now being
sold directly to end-user customers rather than through resellers.
This had no impact on net income since the increase in net sales was
directly offset by an increase in commission expense.

(2) In the first quarter of 2003, the company recorded a net non-
recurring gain related to the sale of a building. The pretax gain was
$726 thousand, and was reflected on the "Other-net" line of the income
statement.
CONTACT: For Henry Schein, Inc. Steven Paladino, 631-843-5500
or
Susan Vassallo, 631-843-5562
svassa@henryschein.com

SOURCE: Henry Schein, Inc.