Advanced Bitcoin Technologies AG Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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  • Q4 2020 Highlights:
    • Sales Growth: Total sales increased 28.4% YoY, driven by strong COVID-19 diagnostic demand and solid performances in Nutrition and Diabetes Care.
    • EPS: Ongoing earnings per share (EPS) reached $1.45 in Q4 2020; full-year 2020 ongoing EPS totaled $3.65, reflecting 13% YoY growth.
    • COVID Testing: $2.4 billion in Q4 COVID-19 testing sales, led by BinaxNOW and Panbio rapid antigen tests. Over 400 million tests delivered in 2020.
  • Full-Year 2020 Performance:
    • Organic Sales Growth: ~10% YoY.
    • Diagnostics: Sales grew 110% YoY in Q4, driven by COVID testing; full-year performance dominated by pandemic response.
    • Nutrition: Sales up ~4.5% for Q4 and full year. Strong double-digit growth in Adult Nutrition (Ensure, Glucerna).
    • Diabetes Care: Sales grew nearly 30% for Q4 and full year. FreeStyle Libre revenue reached $2B internationally in 2020.
    • Established Pharmaceuticals: Sales grew 3.5% in Q4 and 2% full year, with strength in emerging markets (India, Russia, China, Brazil).

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Operator: Good morning, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Abbott's Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded by Abbott. With the exception of any participant's questions asked during the question-and-answer session, the entire call, including the question-and-answer session, is material copyrighted by Abbott. It cannot be recorded or rebroadcast without Abbott's expressed written permission. I would now like to introduce Mr. Scott Leinenweber, Vice President, Investor Relations, Licensing and Acquisitions. Scott Leinenweber: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. With me today are Robert Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Bob Funck, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Finance Officer. Robert and Bob will provide opening remarks. Following their comments, we'll take your questions. Before we get started, some statements made today may be forward-looking for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the expected financial results for 2021. Abbott cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Abbott's operations and financial results, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect Abbott's operations are discussed in Item 1A

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