MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) today reported 2009 first quarter financial results. First quarter 2009 net sales were $596.4 million, an increase of 2 percent over the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, first quarter 2009 net sales increased 6 percent over the prior-year period.
