MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE:BCR) today reported 2016 first quarter financial results. First quarter 2016 net sales were $873.5 million, an increase of 7 percent over the prior-year period on an as-reported basis. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, first quarter 2016 net sales increased 8 percent over the prior-year period.