International Segment
Key Indicators for International Segment |
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2010 |
2009 |
Change
as reported |
Change
at constant
exchange
rates |
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| Number of treatments | 10,820,460 | 9,558,293 | 13% | — |
| Same market treatment growth | 5.1% | 5.3% | — | — |
| Revenue | 3,923 | 3,635 | 8% | 8% |
| Depreciation and amortization | 207 | 183 | 13% | — |
| Operating income | 678 | 637 | 6% | — |
| Operating income margin | 17.3% | 17.5% | — | — |
Revenue
Treatments increased by 13% in the year ended December 31, 2010 over the same period in 2009 mainly due to contributions from acquisitions (9%) and same market growth (5%), partially offset by the effect of closed or sold clinics (1%). As of December 31, 2010, 76,959 patients (a 21% increase over the same period of the prior year) were being treated at 934 clinics that we own, operate or manage in the International segment compared to 63,389 patients treated at 769 clinics at December 31, 2009. Average revenue per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2010 remained constant at $163 in comparison with the same period of 2009.
Net revenues for the International segment for the year ended December 31, 2010 increased by 8% (8% increase at constant exchange rates) as compared to the same period in 2009 as a result of increases in both dialysis care and dialysis product revenues. Organic growth during the period was 5% and acquisitions during the period contributed 4%, partially offset by the effect of closed or sold clinics of 1%.
Including the effects of acquisitions, European region revenue increased 3% (6% increase at constant exchange rates), Latin America region revenue increased 16% (9% increase at constant exchange rates), and Asia-Pacific region revenue increased 22% (15% increase at constant exchange rates).
Total dialysis care revenue for the International segment increased during the year ended December 31, 2010 by 14% (13% increase at constant exchange rates) to $1,767 M from $1,556 M in the same period of 2009. This increase is a result of increase in contributions from acquisitions (8%), same market treatment growth (5%), the positive impact of increases in revenue per treatment (1%) and the positive effect of exchange rate fluctuations (1%), partially offset by the effect of closed or sold clinics (1%).
Total dialysis product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010 increased by 4% (4% increase at constant exchange rates) to $2,156 M from $2,079 M in the same period of 2009. The increase in product revenue was driven by increased sales of dialyzers, hemodialysis solutions and concentrates, dialysis machines, bloodlines and products for acute care treatments, partially offset by lower sales of pharmaceuticals.
Operating income
Operating income increased by 6% to $678 M for the year ended December 31, 2010 from $637 M for the same period in 2009. Operating income margin decreased to 17.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010 from 17.5% for the same period in 2009 due to the positive effect of an inventory adjustment in the same period in 2009 and lower margins of recently acquired clinics as well as the one-time revaluation of the balance sheet of our operations in Venezuela which was required as a result of the devaluation of the local currency driven by hyperinflation, partially offset by economies of scale, foreign exchange gains in Europe and Asia-Pacific and growth in the dialysis products business in China.