Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) 3 Feb 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Zimmer Biomet fourth quarter 2022 earnings conference call. If anyone needs assistance at any time during the conference, please press the star followed by the zero.

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where trends are and, about optimistic really where I the like we’re said, going about We’re excited business is headed.

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Needham. We’ll to Matson go Mike next with

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Biegelsen We’ll Larry Wells from take with question Fargo. our next

the morning, question. on taking year Good Congrats for to here. thanks a nice finish the

negative and EPS using a us seems - little you’re rate the high, Suke, flow-through? FX tell you of the X.X%, can that

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growth currency for on us Thanks constant the taking then that’s SET, and in the XXXX. the different you about think help Can midpoint about it helpful, in the sub-segments That’s the question. and was thinking X% you’re there? how at embedded about X%

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