Cantel Medical Corp. Ranked 119th in Forbes 2001 List of the '200 Best Small Companies in America'.Business Editors LITTLE FALLS Little Falls is the name of some places in the United States of America:
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: CNTL CNTL Control ), for the second consecutive year, has been included in the annual listing by Forbes of the "200 Best Small Companies in America". In the October 29,2001 issue in which the annual feature appeared, Cantel substantially improved its ranking for the latest year placing 119th on the list for 2001 compared with 196th on the list for 2000. The listing is based on a survey of thousands of publicly held corporations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . To qualify for the listing, each company selected had to meet a variety of benchmarks pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to size and growth, as well as undergo an extensive financial review. Supporting its statement that the companies on the list, "are the premiere publicly traded up and coming" companies, Forbes wrote that less than 1% of the companies eligible to be on the list won a top-200 ranking. Among the highlights of Cantel's ranking for 2001, it was ranked 94th in earnings per share growth, and 102nd in return on enterprise value, respectively. James P. Reilly, President and Chief Executive Officer of CANTEL, commented, "We are pleased to be included in Forbes '200 Best Small Companies in America' for the second year in a row and to have risen so far in the ranking. This is a continuing tribute to all the hardworking and dedicated employees of our company. The information used to evaluate Cantel in the latest Forbes listing did not reflect the recent acquisition of the Minntech Corporation in September, 2001, which we believe substantially improves our future growth opportunities." Cantel Medical Corp. is a healthcare company concentrating primarily in infection prevention and control products and diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment. Through its United States subsidiary, MediVators, Inc., Cantel serves customers worldwide by designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing innovative products for the infection prevention and control industry. Through its Canadian subsidiary, Carsen Group Inc., Cantel markets and distributes medical equipment (including flexible and rigid endoscopes), precision instruments (including microscopes and high performance image analysis hardware and software) and industrial equipment (including remote visual inspection devices). Cantel's subsidiaries also provide technical maintenance services for their own products, as well as for certain competitors' products. Minntech Corporation, acquired by Cantel during September 2001, utilizing its proprietary core technologies in chemicals, hollow fibers, and electronics, has developed and currently markets a wide variety of medical device reprocessing Reprocessing may refer to:
n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. , cardiosurgery, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and semiconductor industries. Minntech is a world leader in renal dialyzer dialyzer /di·a·lyz·er/ (di´ah-liz?er) hemodialyzer. di·a·lyz·er n. 1. A machine equipped with a semipermeable membrane and used for performing dialysis. 2. reprocessing, providing a broad product line that includes a reprocessing system and a sterilant sterilant a sterilizing agent, i.e. an agent that destroys microorganisms. that each command the largest market share in the U.S. in their respective categories. For further information, visit the Cantel Web site at www.cantelmedical.com This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks detailed in the Company's filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially from those projected. |
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