Henry Schein's 2025 Outlook Hinges On Strong Second-Half Execution

Henry Schein Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) stock is trading lower on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.

The global healthcare solutions company reported adjusted earnings of $1.10 per share, down 10.6% year over year, missing the consensus of $1.20. Sales were $3.24 billion, beating the consensus of $3.22 billion.

As reported, total net sales increased by 3.3%, reflecting 1.9% internal sales growth, 0.8% sales growth from acquisitions, and a 0.6% sales increase resulting from foreign currency exchange.

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Global Distribution and Value-Added Services sales for the quarter increased 2.9%, and by 2.4% in constant currencies compared with the second quarter of 2024.

Total Global Distribution and Value-Added Services sales reached $2.73 billion, up from $2.65 billion a year ago.

Henry Schein said Global Dental Distribution equipment sales for the quarter increased 3.0%, and by 1.6% in constant currencies. Sales growth was strong internationally and offset by lower sales in the U.S., resulting from a slowdown in orders beginning in May due to short-term economic uncertainty resulting from tariffs, which then returned to ...