Becton, Dickinson closed at $188.89 on October 12. Revenue grew 5.40% while earnings fell 34.30%, and the author argues this points to cost and financing pressures rather than weaker demand. Operating cash flow less capital spending remains healthy and comfortably exceeds net income, though the net margin has fallen to 4.19% amid interest on $16.81 billion of debt. A current ratio of 0.87 indicates short-term obligations exceed short-term assets. The forward P/E of 13.81 sits far below the trailing 31.58, implying earnings per share roughly triple to $13.30, a very large recovery already priced in.
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