Feb 26 (Reuters) - Harvard Bioscience Inc HBIO.O :
* HARVARD BIOSCIENCE ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL
RESULTS
* Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.08
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.01
* Q4 REVENUE $31 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF
$31.8
MILLION
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.09 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY END
OF 2020
* EXPECT LOW SINGLE DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH FOR YEAR
* EXPECT LOW SINGLE DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH FOR 2020
* PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PAY DOWN DEBT TO BELOW 3 TIMES
LEVERAGE BY
END OF FIRST HALF OF 2020
* EXPECTS TO INCUR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HEADCOUNT
REDUCTIONS,
OTHERS TOTALING $4 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
* EXPECT MAJORITY OF RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES COMPLETED IN
H1 2020
* PLAN TO EXPLORE REFINANCING EXISTING DEBT TO A LOWER
INTEREST
RATE
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