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ArticleDisposable daily CLs momentum slowed down in 2023 in Europe, survey shows
Wholesale sales of soft contact lenses rose by 5.2 percent year-on-year to €2,157 million in 2023 for a group of 32 countries including 25 in Europe and a few others (Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Africa and United Arab Emirates), according to the new annual report by Euromcontact, the ...
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ArticleSlight average eyewear stocks price hike in Q1 reflects extreme ups and downs
The average stock price of public eyewear companies inched up by 1.6 percent on a non-weighted basis during the first quarter of 2024, slowing down from the 8.4 percent growth calculated for Q4 2023. The Q1 2024 performance also fell short of the 8.1 percent quarter-on-quarter growth of the MSCI ...
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Alcon Q4 contact lens sales jump 9%
Alcon reported sales of contact lenses totaling $579 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up by 9 percent on a reported basis compared to the year earlier and 10 percent higher at constant-currency rates. The company said that product innovation had driven strong demand for contact lenses, including ...
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ArticleEyewear stock price up 8% in Q4, sector market capitalization up 10% year-on-year
Along with our usual quarterly update on public eyewear companies’ stock price variations, we are also publishing in the table below the year-on-year changes to provide a longer-term perspective, as well as our annual market capitalization ranking further down on this page. After a negative third quarter, the average stock ...
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Alcon Q3 contact lens sales rise 10% thanks to product innovation, price increases
Alcon registered sales of contact lenses in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $612 million, up by a reported 10 percent compared to the year earlier. Top line growth was attributed largely to product innovation, including the toric modalities of Precision1, Total30 and Dailies Total1 lenses, which outpaced a ...
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Alcon Q2 contact lens sales rise 10% amid continued SiHy lens growth, price increases
Alcon registered contact lens sales of $594 million in the second quarter ended June 30, up by 10 percent on a constant currency basis compared to the year earlier and led by continued growth in silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families, and price increases across ...
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ArticleTwo retail groups top our Q2 stock price chart
Stock prices of eyewear industry companies confirmed in Q2 their upward trend started in the previous quarter. On a non-weighed average basis, they increased by 12.5 percent quarter-on-quarter overperforming the 6.3 percent rice of MSCI World, a global index comprising over 1,500 companies. EWI Stock price chart Q2 2023 ...
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ArticleDo soft contacts contain PFAS?
An American blog has commissioned a laboratory to test 18 varieties of soft contact lens, from three brands, and found that all contain the same “marker” – an organic fluorine – for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. PFAS are commonly called “forever chemicals,” because they do not break down ...
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Alcon sees 14% jump in Q1 contact lens sales, expands Plastic Bank partnership
Alcon generated contact lens sales of $615 million in the first quarter ended March 31, up by 14 percent on a constant currency basis compared to the year earlier, reflecting the continued strong performance of silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families, alongside price increases. Reported ...
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News briefsA German contact-lens portal
The Spectaris Contact Lens Circle and an industry initiative called Kuratorium Gutes Sehen (KGS) have set up an internet portal to persuade wearers of glasses to try contact lenses. The German website (kontaktlinseninfo.de) is described as comprehensive and neutral with respect to brands and manufacturers. It reviews the full range ...
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ArticleAlcon jockeys for market share in reusables, sees mid-single digit percentage contact lens growth
Alcon is seeking to gain market share in the reusable contact lens segment, while also continuing to capitalize on the overall market trend of consumers moving towards daily lenses and away from reusables, management indicated in the company’s capital markets day with analysts. Alcon management noted that its market share ...
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ArticleEyewear stocks start 2023 on the right foot
Stock prices of eyewear companies were off to a good start of the year, with an average growth of 13 percent on a non-weighted basis in Q1 2023 compared with Q4 2022. It is the first time in more than a year that their average value significantly increased, overperforming the ...
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Alcon sees 6% contact lens sales growth in Q4
Alcon reported sales contact lenses in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $530 million, reflecting constant currency growth of six percent but down by a reported one percent due to currency headwinds. Sales growth continued to be led by silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product ...
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Alcon sees 7% contact lens sales growth in Q3
Alcon generated sales of contact lenses in its third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $558 million, reflecting constant currency growth of seven percent. Growth was led by silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families. Revenues for the total vision care unit, which also includes the ocular ...
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ArticleJohnson & Johnson Q3 contact lens sales inch up 3.0% as class action litigation settled
Johnson & Johnson saw sales of contact lenses in the third quarter increased by a reported 3.0 percent on the year earlier to $908 million, with a rise at constant-currency rates of 10.8 percent. Growth was driven by a market recovery, price actions and new products like Acuvue Oasys Multifocal ...
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ArticleStrong stock price variations for eyewear companies in Q3
On a non-weighted average basis, stock prices of publicly listed companies in the eyewear sector went down by 1.3 percent in the quarter to September 30 in an apparent relative recovery from the 17 percent dive reported for the previous quarter. It compares slightly unfavorably with the global MSCI index, ...
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Alcon’s Q2 contact lens sales rise 9%
Alcon reported sales of contact lenses in the quarter ended June 30 of $547 million, an increase in constant currency terms compared to the year earlier of nine percent. Contact lens sales were boosted by growth in silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and DailiesTotal1 product families and Total30, ...
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ArticleEyewear companies stocks down by 17% in Q2
Contrary to other sectors such as energy, aerospace, defense or agriculture, which saw their stock value increase significantly in the last few months, the eyewear industry was not among the beneficiaries from the move of global money away from investments in Big Tech companies. Indeed, the 23 eyewear public companies ...
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Global soft contact lens market estimated at $9.5 billion
At the group’s investor presentation day earlier this week, CooperCompanies said that its CooperVision unit outpaced the global contact lens market growth in recent years, with annual sales increasing at an average annual rate of 6.4 percent since 2016. Based on independent research and management estimates, the company estimates the ...
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Alcon posts 14% contact lens sales gain in Q1
Alcon saw sales of contact lenses in the first quarter ended March 31 grow by 14 percent to $557 million in constant currency terms, as strength in silicone hydrogen (SiHy) lenses continued to underpin growth, including Precision 1 and Dailies Total 1 product families and Total 30. Revenues for the ...
