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Baxter International Inc.
Is BAX Halal?
Medical products and devices maker — a permissible healthcare business, with acquisition-related debt to screen.
What You Should Know
Baxter International Inc. develops and manufactures medical products including IV solutions, infusion systems, renal care and dialysis equipment, surgical products, and connected-care technologies used in hospitals and homes. Producing medical devices and therapies is a clearly permissible activity with no haram revenue line. The main screening item is the balance sheet: Baxter took on meaningful debt to fund acquisitions such as Hillrom, so its total-debt-to-market-cap ratio should be confirmed against the 33% threshold using the latest filings as the company divests assets and pays down debt. Interest income on cash is incidental and should be checked against the 5% threshold and purified.
⚠️ Concerns
- •Carries acquisition-related debt — confirm total debt / market cap against the 33% threshold against the latest filings, as the verdict can be debt-dependent
- •Incidental interest income on cash should be checked against the 5% threshold and the corresponding portion of returns purified
- •Portfolio reshaping through divestitures means the ratios move — re-screen before each purchase
- •Re-screen the financial ratios periodically
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