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Al Bawaba
11-08-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Axis Communications Announces Two Multifunctional Display Speakers
Axis Communications announces two multifunctional display speakers designed to reach more people through combined visual and audio alerts. Featuring an attention-grabbing strobe bar, powerful speaker, and a colour text display, these versatile indoor solutions raise the bar for clear public address in schools, healthcare facilities, transportation hubs, and C1710 Network Display Speaker and the dual-sided corridor model, AXIS C1720 Network Display Speaker, are suited for general public address as well as urgent messaging. Built on open standards, AXIS C17 Series integrates with third-party mass notification systems to ensure effective communication when it matters most. The display and strobe are customizable, offering a variety of available colors and text animations for different scenarios. In addition, users can mix and match the audio, display text, and strobe as needed – for example, to create a static text reminder or a silent digital signal processing ensures high-quality sound for live announcements, event-triggered alerts, and scheduled messages as well as bell signals, sirens, and background music – even in challenging acoustic environments. Similarly, the display ensures readability with brightness auto-adjustment and flexible text size and styling. Key features include: • Combined speaker, display, strobe • Two-way audio in full duplex with echo cancellation • Easy to integrate and to scale • Remote health monitoring • Content prioritization and audio zoning AXIS C1710 comes with a wall mount included, and separate wall and ceiling mount accessories are available for installing AXIS C1720 in corridors. Installation is quick and easy. Once the safety bracket or safety wire is attached to the installation site, the installer simply hangs the unit on, leaving two hands free to attach the PoE cable and tighten the safety torx screws.
Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
STERIS (NYSE:STE) Beats Q2 Sales Targets
Medical equipment and services company Steris (NYSE:STE). announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 8.7% year on year to $1.39 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.34 per share was 3.4% above analysts' consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy STERIS? Find out in our full research report. STERIS (STE) Q2 CY2025 Highlights: Revenue: $1.39 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.36 billion (8.7% year-on-year growth, 2.3% beat) Adjusted EPS: $2.34 vs analyst estimates of $2.26 (3.4% beat) Management reiterated its full-year Adjusted EPS guidance of $10.03 at the midpoint Operating Margin: 17.7%, up from 14.5% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow Margin: 23.5%, up from 15.3% in the same quarter last year Constant Currency Revenue rose 8% year on year (5.6% in the same quarter last year) Market Capitalization: $21.76 billion Company Overview With a mission critical role in preventing healthcare-associated infections, STERIS (NYSE:STE) provides infection prevention products, sterilization services, and medical equipment that help healthcare facilities and life science companies maintain sterile environments. Revenue Growth A company's long-term sales performance can indicate its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones grow for years. Luckily, STERIS's sales grew at a solid 13.2% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. Its growth beat the average healthcare company and shows its offerings resonate with customers. We at StockStory place the most emphasis on long-term growth, but within healthcare, a half-decade historical view may miss recent innovations or disruptive industry trends. STERIS's annualized revenue growth of 9.2% over the last two years is below its five-year trend, but we still think the results were respectable. We can dig further into the company's sales dynamics by analyzing its constant currency revenue, which excludes currency movements that are outside their control and not indicative of demand. Over the last two years, its constant currency sales averaged 7.2% year-on-year growth. Because this number is lower than its normal revenue growth, we can see that foreign exchange rates have boosted STERIS's performance. This quarter, STERIS reported year-on-year revenue growth of 8.7%, and its $1.39 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street's estimates by 2.3%. Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 6% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last two years. Despite the slowdown, this projection is above average for the sector and indicates the market is baking in some success for its newer products and services. Unless you've been living under a rock, it should be obvious by now that generative AI is going to have a huge impact on how large corporations do business. While Nvidia and AMD are trading close to all-time highs, we prefer a lesser-known (but still profitable) stock benefiting from the rise of AI. Click here to access our free report one of our favorites growth stories. Operating Margin Operating margin is an important measure of profitability as it shows the portion of revenue left after accounting for all core expenses – everything from the cost of goods sold to advertising and wages. It's also useful for comparing profitability across companies with different levels of debt and tax rates because it excludes interest and taxes. STERIS has done a decent job managing its cost base over the last five years. The company has produced an average operating margin of 13.1%, higher than the broader healthcare sector. Analyzing the trend in its profitability, STERIS's operating margin rose by 3.5 percentage points over the last five years, as its sales growth gave it operating leverage. This performance was mostly driven by its recent improvements as the company's margin has increased by 9.9 percentage points on a two-year basis. This quarter, STERIS generated an operating margin profit margin of 17.7%, up 3.2 percentage points year on year. This increase was a welcome development and shows it was more efficient. Earnings Per Share We track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) for the same reason as long-term revenue growth. Compared to revenue, however, EPS highlights whether a company's growth is profitable. STERIS's EPS grew at a remarkable 10.7% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. Despite its operating margin improvement during that time, this performance was lower than its 13.2% annualized revenue growth, telling us that non-fundamental factors such as interest and taxes affected its ultimate earnings. We can take a deeper look into STERIS's earnings to better understand the drivers of its performance. A five-year view shows STERIS has diluted its shareholders, growing its share count by 15.3%. This dilution overshadowed its increased operating efficiency and has led to lower per share earnings. Taxes and interest expenses can also affect EPS but don't tell us as much about a company's fundamentals. In Q2, STERIS reported adjusted EPS at $2.34, up from $2.14 in the same quarter last year. This print beat analysts' estimates by 3.4%. Over the next 12 months, Wall Street expects STERIS's full-year EPS of $9.54 to grow 7.4%. Key Takeaways from STERIS's Q2 Results We enjoyed seeing STERIS beat analysts' constant currency revenue expectations this quarter. We were also happy its revenue and EPS both outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this print had some key positives. The stock remained flat at $221.22 immediately after reporting. Is STERIS an attractive investment opportunity at the current price? What happened in the latest quarter matters, but not as much as longer-term business quality and valuation, when deciding whether to invest in this stock. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free. 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Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Too many seniors are falling and can't get up. So this Maine fire department hiked fees 2200% for a lift
A Maine fire department has hiked its fee for giving seniors a lift by 2,200 percent as it says too many of them are falling and can't get up. Health care facilities and nursing homes in Bangor, around a two-hour drive northeast of Portland, have called their local fire department at least 225 times this year to help lift a patient after falling, Fire Chief Geoffrey Low said, according to the Bangor Daily News. There were only 275 calls made in all of 2024. The calls are specifically related to instances where the patient does not need to be transported to a medical facility afterwards. It takes first responders about 30 minutes to complete one of these calls, Low said. 'That's a considerable amount of time just in six months where resources aren't available and we're filling a role that those facilities or housing complexes should be able to do,' Low said. Care facilities formerly had to pay $25 for the first three calls of this kind and then $125 if they made more calls. Now, these facilities will have to pay $550 for every call. Low said the facilities call the fire department out of concern staff may injure their backs when attempting to lift patients. The Independent has reached out to nursing homes in the area for comment. Low made clear the fire department is always willing to help seniors, even if they are not injured. 'It's not dignified to show up and say 'Well you're not hurt. We're going to leave you on the floor,' he said. The fire chief continued: 'That's just not right and I wouldn't expect my staff to do that. We're going to pick them up and treat them like people, like we should.' Falls among people 65 and older are quite common around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than one out of four older adults fall each year, but fewer than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles an older person's chances of falling again, the CDC warns. Falls can cause hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries, which could be deadly. The CDC came out with a report this month which found death rates from unintentional falls increased by more than 70 percent for adults aged 65 to 74 years. The data was collected over 20 years from 2003 to 2023.
The Independent
26-06-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Too many seniors are falling and can't get up. So this Maine fire department hiked fees 2200% for a lift
A Maine fire department has hiked its fee for giving seniors a lift by 2,200 percent as it says too many of them are falling and can't get up. Health care facilities and nursing homes in Bangor, around a two-hour drive northeast of Portland, have called their local fire department at least 225 times this year to help lift a patient after falling, Fire Chief Geoffrey Low said, according to the Bangor Daily News. There were only 275 calls made in all of 2024. The calls are specifically related to instances where the patient does not need to be transported to a medical facility afterwards. It takes first responders about 30 minutes to complete one of these calls, Low said. 'That's a considerable amount of time just in six months where resources aren't available and we're filling a role that those facilities or housing complexes should be able to do,' Low said. Care facilities formerly had to pay $25 for the first three calls of this kind and then $125 if they made more calls. Now, these facilities will have to pay $550 for every call. Low said the facilities call the fire department out of concern staff may injure their backs when attempting to lift patients. Low made clear the fire department is always willing to help seniors, even if they are not injured. 'It's not dignified to show up and say 'Well you're not hurt. We're going to leave you on the floor,' he said. The fire chief continued: 'That's just not right and I wouldn't expect my staff to do that. We're going to pick them up and treat them like people, like we should.' Falls among people 65 and older are quite common around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than one out of four older adults fall each year, but fewer than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles an older person's chances of falling again, the CDC warns. Falls can cause hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries, which could be deadly. The CDC came out with a report this month which found death rates from unintentional falls increased by more than 70 percent for adults aged 65 to 74 years. The data was collected over 20 years from 2003 to 2023.
Associated Press
12-05-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Clean Group Sets New Benchmarks in Medical Centre Cleaning Services Across Sydney
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, May 12, 2025 / / -- Clean Group, a leading commercial cleaning service provider, announces enhanced medical centre cleaning solutions designed to meet the evolving healthcare sanitization requirements of 2025. The company's specialized medical cleaning division continues to raise industry standards across Sydney's healthcare facilities. 'In today's healthcare environment, maintaining sterile conditions is more critical than ever,' states the Clean Group spokesperson. 'Our advanced medical centre cleaning protocols combine cutting-edge technology with rigorous sanitization procedures to ensure optimal patient safety.' Advanced Cleaning Technologies Meet Healthcare Standards Clean Group's medical centre cleaning sydney services feature state-of-the-art disinfection systems, including UV-C technology and hospital-grade sanitization solutions. These innovative approaches align with the strictest Australian healthcare regulations while delivering superior cleaning results. Comprehensive Medical Facility Cleaning Solutions The company's medical cleaning services encompass: - Advanced surface disinfection and pathogen elimination - HEPA-filtered cleaning systems for superior air quality - Eco-friendly cleaning solutions that maintain medical-grade sanitization - Specialized cleaning protocols for different medical areas 'Healthcare facilities across Sydney trust Clean Group for maintaining their stringent cleanliness requirements,' adds the spokesperson. 'Our commitment to excellence in medical centre cleaning continues to support the healthcare sector in delivering safe and hygienic patient care.' ## About Clean Group Clean Group is a premier commercial cleaning service provider in Sydney, specializing in medical centre cleaning and healthcare facility maintenance. With years of industry experience, the company delivers professional cleaning solutions that meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety. Suji Siv Clean Group +61 2 9160 7469 email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube X Other Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
