BSX: Key Statistics for BOSTON SCIEN CP

Market Cap (intraday):	28.05B
Enterprise Value (25-Jul-04)³:	29.11B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	50.06
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-05)¹:	14.17
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	0.97
Price/Sales (ttm):	7.41
Price/Book (mrq):	8.63
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	7.76
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	32.45

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	31-Mar-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	15.17%
Operating Margin (ttm):	21.49%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	10.83%
Return on Equity (ttm):	20.64%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	3.75B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	4.422
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	19.10%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	2.52B
EBITDA (ttm):	897.00M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	569.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	0.671
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	26.50%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	615.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	0.74
Total Debt (mrq)²:	1.68B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.52
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.141
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	3.855

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	720.00M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	485.00M

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Income Statement - Balance Sheet
Cash Flow

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.51
52-Week Change:	10.49%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	1.59%
52-Week High (6-Apr-04):	46.10
52-Week Low (10-Sep-03):	28.045
50-Day Moving Average:	40.79
200-Day Moving Average:	38.87

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	6,239,772
Average Volume (10 day):	11,412,000
Shares Outstanding:	835.08M
Float:	567.60M
% Held by Insiders:	32.03%
% Held by Institutions:	58.55%
Shares Short (as of 8-Jul-04):	13.10M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Jul-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Jul-04):	3.206
Short % of Float (as of 8-Jul-04):	2.31%
Shares Short (prior month):	14.18M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	N/A
Dividend Yield:	0.00%
Dividend Date:	5-Nov-03
Ex-Dividend Date:	6-Nov-03
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	06-Nov-03

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Mar-04)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Mar-04)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-03)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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