[May 06, 2013] Shares of Meridian Bioscience Rank the Highest in Terms of Operating Margin in the Health Care Supplies Industry (VIVO, QDEL, ATRI, ICUI, NEOG) Tweet May 06, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Health Care Supplies industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Meridian Bioscience ranks highest with a an operating margin of 28.9%. Quidel is next with a an operating margin of 26.2%. Atrion ranks third highest with a an operating margin of 24.7%. ICU Medical follows with a an operating margin of 22.8%, and Neogen rounds out the top five with a an operating margin of 20.6%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Neogen on September 25th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $41.85. Since that recommendation, shares of Neogen have risen 26.5%. We continue to monitor Neogen for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]