Bausch & Lomb Corp (TSX:BLCO)
C$ 22.89 -0.83 (-3.5%) Market Cap: 8.16 Bil Enterprise Value: 15.08 Bil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 0.93 GF Score: 79/100

Q1 2025 Bausch + Lomb Corp Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 30, 2025 / 12:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: C$15.25 (-19.74%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Bausch & Lomb Corp (BLCO) reported mid-single-digit constant currency revenue growth in the first quarter, aligning with industry growth expectations.
  • The Vision Care segment saw a 5% revenue increase, driven by strong performance in both consumer and contact lenses, with Daily SiHy contact lenses growing by 42%.
  • The Surgical segment experienced an 11% revenue increase, with premium IOLs contributing significantly to this growth.
  • Miebo, a key product in the Pharmaceuticals segment, delivered $57 million in revenue, showing sequential growth of 8% and year-over-year growth of over 100%.
  • The company successfully managed a voluntary recall of enVista IOLs, demonstrating strong operational resilience and a commitment to patient safety, with a quick return to market.
Negative
  • The Pharmaceuticals segment faced challenges, with the US Generics business declining by 23% due to increased competition and lower inventory levels.
  • Xiidra, despite strong prescription growth, faced headwinds from higher gross to net deductions, impacting its financial performance.
  • The enVista IOL recall is expected to have a one-time negative impact of approximately $55 million on revenue and $65 million on adjusted EBITDA for 2025.
  • Tariffs pose a potential headwind of approximately 120 basis points to adjusted EBITDA margin in 2025, with ongoing uncertainty around their impact.
  • Currency fluctuations were a headwind, reducing revenue by approximately $19 million and adjusted EBITDA by $7 million in the first quarter.
Operator

Good morning, and welcome to Bausch + Lomb's first quarter 2025 earnings call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions) Please note, this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to George Gadkowski, Vice President of Investor Relations and Business Insights. Please go ahead.

George Gadkowski Bausch;Lomb Corp;Vice President
Investor Relations & Business Insights

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Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our first quarter 2025 financial results conference call. Participating on today's call are Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brent Saunders; and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Sam Eldessouky. In addition to this live webcast, a copy of today's slide presentation and a replay of this conference call will be available on our website under the Investor Relations section.

Before we begin, I would like to remind you that our presentation today contains forward-looking information. We would ask that you take a moment to read the forward

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