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The Cooper Companies Inc., is one of the largest manufacturers of contact lenses worldwide.

Cooper Companies - 10-Q quarterly report FY


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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q


[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934


For Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2002
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[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934


For the Transition Period from _________ to __________

Commission File Number 1-8597
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The Cooper Companies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 94-2657368
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (925) 460-3600
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $.10 Par Value 15,292,924 Shares
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Class Outstanding at May 31, 2002
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INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page No.
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<S> <C>
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - Three
and Six Months Ended April 30, 2002 and 2001 3

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -- April 30, 2002
and October 31, 2001 4

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - Six
Months Ended April 30, 2002 and 2001 5

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive
Income - Three and Six Months Ended
April 30, 2002 and 2001 6

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements 7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 18

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk 28


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings 29

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 29

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 30

Signature 31
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
(Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
----------------------- -----------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
------- ------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $71,910 $57,182 $130,022 $107,158
Cost of sales 27,746 19,713 48,373 36,503
------- ------- -------- --------
Gross profit 44,164 37,469 81,649 70,655
Selling, general and administrative expense 28,171 21,755 51,384 43,170
Research and development expense 918 897 1,775 1,781
Amortization of intangibles 392 1,187 700 2,409
------- ------- -------- --------
Operating income 14,683 13,630 27,790 23,295
Interest expense 1,441 901 2,334 1,900
Other income (expense), net (18) (49) 1,018 777
------- ------- -------- --------
Income before income taxes 13,224 12,680 26,474 22,172
Provision for income taxes 3,306 3,970 7,151 7,153
------- ------- -------- --------
Net income $ 9,918 $ 8,710 $ 19,323 $ 15,019
======= ======= ======== ========

Earnings per share:
Basic $ 0.65 $ 0.59 $ 1.27 $ 1.03
======= ======= ======== ========
Diluted $ 0.64 $ 0.58 $ 1.24 $ 1.00
======= ======= ======== ========

Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic 15,243 14,717 15,226 14,603
======= ======= ======== ========
Diluted 15,564 15,124 15,548 14,976
======= ======= ======== ========
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, October 31,
2002 2001
--------- -----------
ASSETS (In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,033 $ 12,928
Trade receivables, net 66,313 55,318
Marketable securities 4,016 7,982
Inventories 73,181 51,153
Deferred tax asset 20,604 17,308
Other current assets 17,447 10,516
-------- --------
Total current assets 198,594 155,205
-------- --------
Property, plant and equipment, net 88,492 61,028
Goodwill, net 199,997 131,732
Other intangible assets, net 17,319 13,890
Deferred tax asset 24,286 31,246
Other assets 3,243 3,748
-------- --------
$531,931 $396,849
======== ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $ 93,770 $ 8,249
Accounts payable 15,258 11,149
Accrued acquisition costs 28,054 16,378
Accrued income taxes 9,005 7,688
Other current liabilities 34,631 24,509
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Total current liabilities 180,718 67,973
Long-term debt 70,790 60,553
Other noncurrent liabilities 3,831 12,039
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Total liabilities 255,339 140,565
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.10 par value 1,594 1,588
Additional paid-in capital 280,476 278,459
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,597) (3,305)
Retained earnings (deficit) 8,450 (10,112)
Other (130) (145)
Treasury stock at cost (10,201) (10,201)
-------- --------
Total stockholders' equity 276,592 256,284
-------- --------
$531,931 $396,849
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</TABLE>


See accompanying notes.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended
April 30,
------------------------
2002 2001
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 19,323 $ 15,019
Depreciation and amortization 5,145 5,068
Deferred income taxes 4,868 6,303
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital 298 (11,862)
Net decrease in non-current liabilities (5,460) (5,169)
Net decrease in non-current assets 508 737
-------- --------
Net cash provided by operating activities 24,682 10,096
-------- --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (11,992) (7,179)
Sale of marketable securities 4,057 -
Acquisitions of businesses (45,373) (19,793)
Other (37) (61)
-------- --------
Net cash used by investing activities (53,345) (27,033)
-------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) proceeds of short-term debt (915) 3,148
Repayments of long-term debt (13,765) (1,177)
Proceeds from long-term debt 46,477 1,564
Dividends on common stock (761) (289)
Exercises of stock options 1,976 10,839
Other 47 -
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Net cash provided by financing activities 33,059 14,085
-------- --------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (291) 141
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 4,105 (2,711)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 12,928 14,608
-------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 17,033 $ 11,897
======== ========
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
----------------------- ------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net income $ 9,918 $ 8,710 $19,323 $15,019

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment 2,361 (677) (28) (336)

Change in value of derivative instruments 383 (26) 410 (741)

Unrealized loss on marketable securities:
Gain (loss) arising during period (373) (1,004) 64 (1,181)
Reclassification adjustment (53) - (738) -
------- ------- ------- -------
Unrealized loss on marketable securities (426) (1,004) (674) (1,181)
------- ------- ------- -------

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 2,318 (1,707) (292) (2,258)
------- ------- ------- -------
Comprehensive income $12,236 $ 7,003 $19,031 $12,761
======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 1. General

The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper" or "we" and similar pronouns), through its
two business units, develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products.
CooperVision ("CVI") markets a range of specialty contact lenses to correct
visual defects, including toric lenses to correct astigmatism, cosmetic lenses
to change or enhance the appearance of the eyes' natural color, aspheric lenses
to improve vision in low light conditions and correct low levels of astigmatism
and multifocal lenses designed to correct for presbyopia, an age-related vision
defect, and lenses for patients with dry eyes. Its leading products are
disposable-planned replacement toric and spherical lenses. CooperSurgical
("CSI") markets diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories
used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians.

During interim periods, we have followed the accounting policies described in
our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001. Please refer to this
and to our Annual Report to Stockholders for the same period when reviewing this
Form 10-Q. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to
current period presentation. Current results are not a guarantee of future
performance.

The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements presented in this
report contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Cooper's consolidated
financial position as of April 30, 2002 and October 31, 2001, the consolidated
results of its operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2002 and
2001, and its consolidated cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2002
and 2001. All of these adjustments are normal and recurring, other than any
disclosed in this report.

See "Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies" in Item 2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.

Note 2. Inventories, at the Lower of Average Cost or Market

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, October 31,
2002 2001
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(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Raw materials $12,335 $ 9,889
Work-in-process 11,938 8,491
Finished goods 48,908 32,773
------- -------
$73,181 $51,153
======= =======
</TABLE>

Our inventory balance at April 30, 2002 includes about $16.6 million of
inventory purchased in acquisitions completed in the current fiscal year.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)

Note 3. New Accounting Pronouncements

We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142") on November 1, 2001. In accordance with
the requirements of SFAS 142, during the six months ended April 30, 2002, we:

o Evaluated the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets recorded on
our consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2001. Apart from goodwill,
no reclassifications were required to conform to the new criteria for
recognition.
o Reassessed the useful lives and residual values of all acquired intangible
assets. No amortization period adjustments were required, and we had no
intangible assets (other than goodwill) with indefinite useful lives.
o Determined that the reporting units to be used to test for goodwill
impairment in accordance with SFAS 142 were CooperVision and
CooperSurgical.
o Determined that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying
value. Accordingly, none of our goodwill was impaired.

As required by SFAS 142, we will perform an updated evaluation of our goodwill
effective May 1, 2002, and report the results in our Form 10-Q for our third
fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2002.

Pro Forma Earnings Per Share ("EPS"): We adopted SFAS 142 November 1, 2001.
Accordingly, we no longer amortize goodwill. Actual information for the 2002
periods and pro forma EPS for the 2001 periods is shown below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------------- ------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
-------- ------- -------- --------
(In thousands, except for earnings per share)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net income $ 9,918 $ 8,710 $19,323 $15,019
Add back goodwill amortization* - 665 - 1,350
------- ------- ------- -------
Pro forma net income $ 9,918 $ 9,375 $19,323 $16,369
======= ======= ======= =======

Basic earnings per share $ 0.65 $ 0.64 $ 1.27 $ 1.12
======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.64 $ 0.62 $ 1.24 $ 1.09
======= ======= ======= =======

Weighted average common shares 15,243 14,717 15,226 14,603
======= ======= ======= =======
Denominator for diluted earnings per share 15,564 15,124 15,548 14,976
======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>

* Net of tax, assuming an effective tax rate of 27%.

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


Note 4. Intangible Assets

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of April 30, 2002
----------------------------------------
Gross Carrying Accumulated
Amount Amortization
------ ------------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Other Intangible Assets
Trademarks $ 578 $ 131
Patents 12,711 4,017
License and distribution rights 9,329 1,281
Other 150 20
------- ------
$22,768 $5,449
======= ======
</TABLE>

Estimated annual amortization expense is about $1.4 million for each of the
years in the five-year period ended October 31, 2006.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)
<S> <C>
Goodwill
Balance as of November 1, 2001 $131,732
Goodwill acquired in first six months 69,138
Other adjustments* (873)
--------
$199,997
========
</TABLE>

* Primarily translation differences in goodwill denominated in foreign currency.

Note 5. Acquisitions

Biocompatibles: On February 28, 2002, Cooper completed the acquisition of the
contact lens business of Biocompatibles International plc. ("Biocompatibles"),
comprised of its wholly owned subsidiaries Hydron Limited ("Hydron"),
Biocompatibles Eye Care Inc. ("BE Inc.") and Biocompatibles Canada Inc. ("BE
Canada"). Under an International Share Sale Agreement (the "Sale Agreement")
dated January 15, 2002, among Biocompatibles, Cooper and Cooper's wholly owned
subsidiary Aspect Vision Holdings Limited ("AVH"), Biocompatibles sold all of
the outstanding shares of Hydron to AVH and all of the outstanding shares of BE
Inc. and BE Canada to Cooper. The Biocompatibles results have been included in
our financial statements from the date of the acquisition.

Biocompatibles had worldwide revenue in calendar 2001 of about $70 million,
about 70% outside of North America. The Proclear line of products, manufactured
with proprietary technology that helps enhance tissue-device compatibility,
accounted for about 45% of revenue. Biocompatibles Proclear family of soft
contact lenses includes the Proclear Compatibles monthly replacement sphere and
toric lenses, the Proclear conventional six-month planned replacement lens and
the Proclear Tailor Made Toric, a custom toric product that complements CVI's
toric market position. Biocompatibles products include products acquired from
International Hydron in March 2000, including a line of non-Proclear soft
planned replacement sphere and toric lenses and a line of conventional soft
contact lenses. Revenue for the Hydron products declined about

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


10% in 2001. In North America, CVI plans to continue Biocompatibles
practitioner-oriented marketing approach with the Proclear monthly product line.
Biocompatibles products are manufactured in Norfolk, Virginia; Farnborough,
United Kingdom; Adelaide, Australia and Madrid, Spain.

The aggregate consideration paid for the shares and to repay outstanding
indebtedness of the acquired business was 'L'68 million (about $97 million)
plus transaction costs. In the initial purchase price allocation (pending an
independent valuation), $60.8 million has been ascribed to goodwill, which is
not being amortized, and other intangible assets of $3.8 million being amortized
over 8 years. The initial purchase price allocation also included $14.4 million
of working capital (including $11.8 million of accrued acquisition costs) and
$19.6 million of property, plant and equipment. Cooper paid 'L'24 million
(about $34 million) in cash at closing, from its existing line of credit, and it
and AVH issued promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of 'L'44
million (about $62.2 million) to Biocompatibles, maturing on November 15, 2002
and bearing interest at 5% per annum. The notes could be prepaid at any time at
the option of Cooper and AVH without penalty. We negotiated an expanded bank
credit facility which was completed May 1, 2002, and part of the proceeds was
used to repay the notes.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed results of operations
for the three- and six-month periods ended April 30, 2002 and 2001 are presented
as if Biocompatibles had been acquired at the beginning of each period
presented. The unaudited pro forma information is not indicative of either the
results of operations that would have occurred if Biocompatibles had been
purchased during the periods presented or of future results of the combined
operations. Pro forma net income does not include goodwill amortization expense
in any period. We used a 27% effective rate for all periods.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amounts ($000)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
---------------------- ------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
Pro Forma Pro Forma Pro Forma Pro Forma
--------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net operating revenue $77,910 $ 75,106 $154,663 $141,974
======= ======== ======== ========
Net income $ 9,788 $ 6,413 $ 20,212 $ 10,382
======= ======== ======== ========
Shares outstanding for:
Basic EPS 15,243 14,717 15,226 14,603
======= ======== ======== ========
Diluted EPS 15,564 15,124 15,548 14,976
======= ======== ======== ========
EPS:
Basic $ 0.64 $ 0.44 $ 1.33 $ 0.71
======= ======== ======== ========
Diluted $ 0.63 $ 0.42 $ 1.30 $ 0.69
======= ======== ======== ========
</TABLE>

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


Norland Medical Systems: On April 15, 2002, CSI acquired the bone densitometry
business of Norland Medical Systems ("Norland").

Norland's densitometry products, which are used in the evaluation of
osteoporosis, had sales of $8.5 million in 2001. CSI plans to maintain
operations at the Norland facility in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and will
continue to use the Norland brand name. CSI has been a distributor of these
products since November 2000.

The Norland bone densitometry business features both peripheral and central bone
density measurement systems.

Cooper paid $3.5 million at closing, net of $1.5 million held back against
representations and warranties, and may pay additional amounts not to exceed a
maximum purchase price of $12 million based on performance over three years. The
initial purchase price allocation ascribed $6.4 million to goodwill, ($2.2)
million of working capital (including accrued acquisition costs of $1.6
million), $200,000 of net property, plant and equipment and $600,000 of deferred
tax assets.

Note 6. Debt

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, October 31,
2002 2001
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(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Short-Term:
Biocompatibles notes $63,939 $ -
Notes payable to banks 5,497 6,312
Current portion of long-term debt 24,334 1,937
------- -------
$93,770 $ 8,249
======= =======
Long-Term:
Promissory notes - Aspect $20,762 $20,714
KeyBank line of credit 61,968 28,955
Aspect Vision bank loans 5,446 5,019
County of Monroe Industrial Development
Agency ("COMIDA") bond 2,065 2,175
Capitalized leases 4,676 5,338
Other 207 289
------- -------
95,124 62,490
Less current installments 24,334 1,937
------- -------
$70,790 $60,553
======= =======
</TABLE>

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


KeyBank Line of Credit: At April 30, 2002, we had $6.2 million available under
the KeyBank line of credit.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In millions)
<S> <C>
Amount of line $75.0
Outstanding loans (68.8)*
-----
Available $ 6.2
=====
</TABLE>

* Includes $6.8 million in letters of credit backing other debt.

See Note 12, "Subsequent Events" under "Bank Credit Facility" for disclosure
regarding a new bank credit agreement we entered into on May 1, 2002, and the
repayment of the KeyBank line of credit noted above.

Note 7. Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------------- --------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net income $ 9,918 $ 8,710 $19,323 $15,019
======= ======= ======= =======
Basic:
Weighted average common shares 15,243 14,717 15,226 14,603
======= ======= ======= =======
Basic earnings per share $ 0.65 $ 0.59 $ 1.27 $ 1.03
======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted:
Weighted average common shares 15,243 14,717 15,226 14,603

Add dilutive securities:
Stock options 321 407 322 373
------- ------- ------- -------
Denominator for diluted earnings
per share 15,564 15,124 15,548 14,976
======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.64 $ 0.58 $ 1.24 $ 1.00
======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


We excluded the following options to purchase Cooper's common stock from the
computation of diluted EPS because their exercise prices were above the average
market price.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of shares excluded 527,750 238,000 527,750 299,580
============= ============= ============= =============
Range of exercise prices $47.85-$62.21 $43.20-$62.21 $47.85-$62.21 $39.25-$62.21
============= ============= ============= =============
</TABLE>

Note 8. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate ("ETR") for the provision for income taxes of $7.2
million for the six months ended April 30, 2002 was 27%. Adjusting the 2002
six-month period ETR to 27% from the prior quarter's 29% resulted in an ETR of
25% for the three-months ended April 30, 2002. The ETR is based on full fiscal
year projections for income from continuing operations. The ETR used to record
the provision for income taxes of $7.2 million for the six months ended April
30, 2001 was 32.3%. Adjusting the 2001 six-month period ETR to 32.3% from 33.5%
resulted in an ETR of 31.3% for the second quarter of 2001.

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Pending Litigation: On April 20, 2001, Wesley Jessen Corporation ("WJ") filed a
lawsuit against CooperVision, Inc. in the United States District Court for the
Central District of California, CV-01-03678. The lawsuit alleges that
CooperVision's Frequency Colors opaque contact lenses (sold under the name
Expressions in the United States) infringe on WJ's United States Patent No.
5,414,477 ("477 Patent") and seeks an injunction and damages of an unspecified
amount. On May 3, 2001, WJ also filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to
stop sales of these lenses in the United States. CooperVision responded that the
asserted patent is invalid and not infringed, and that WJ is otherwise not
entitled to an injunction. The Court heard WJ's Motion for a Preliminary
Injunction on June 11, 2001 and subsequently denied it. On September 26, 2001,
WJ amended its complaint to also allege infringement of U.S. Patent No.
4,668,240 ("240 Patent") by the same CooperVision contact lenses, seeking an
injunction and damages of an unspecified amount. WJ has also filed suit against
the Company in England alleging that the Company's Frequency Colors opaque
lenses infringe on the 240 Patent and one other patent, and in France alleging
that Frequency Colors opaque lenses infringe on yet another patent. Each of the
lawsuits seeks an injunction and damages of an unspecified amount. The Company
believes it does not infringe on WJ's valid patent rights used in the
development and manufacture of opaque lenses, and will vigorously defend these
actions. The trial in the UK suit is scheduled for late July 2002, and the trial
in the US is scheduled for mid-October 2002.

Revenue from products that include the disputed technology was $2.3 million in
2001 and was approximately $2.1 million for the first six months ended April 30,
2002.

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


Patent License Agreement: On February 13, 2002, we renegotiated the terms of a
license agreement between CVI and certain former shareholders of Aspect. The
renegotiated agreement calls for a fixed license fee of 'L'21.4 million
(about $31 million) including interest, due in quarterly installments, which
escalate 5% annually, over an eight-year term. Previously, payments were based
on levels of revenue.

Note 10. Cash Dividends

We paid a semiannual dividend of 5 cents per share on January 4, 2002 to holders
of record on December 14, 2001.

On May 16, 2002, we declared a semiannual dividend of 5 cents per share, payable
on July 3, 2002 to stockholders of record on June 13, 2002, consistent with our
plan to pay annual dividends of 10 cents per share.

Note 11. Business Segment Information

Cooper is organized by operating business segment for management reporting with
operating income the primary measure of segment profitability. Corporate
expenses are not allocated to segment operating income. Items accounted for
below operating income are not considered when measuring segment profitability.
The accounting policies used to generate segment results are the same as our
overall accounting policies.

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)

Identifiable assets are those assets used in continuing operations excluding
cash and cash equivalents, which we deem to be corporate assets. Long-lived
assets are primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other
intangibles.

Segment information (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
----------------------- ------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
------- ------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales to external customers:
CVI $56,108 $44,041 $ 98,247 $ 80,435
CSI 15,802 13,141 31,775 26,723
------- ------- -------- --------
$71,910 $57,182 $130,022 $107,158
======= ======= ======== ========
Operating income:
CVI $12,313 $12,946 $ 23,632 $ 22,374
CSI 4,053 2,277 7,586 4,114
Corporate (1,683) (1,593) (3,428) (3,193)
------- ------- -------- --------
Total operating income 14,683 13,630 27,790 23,295
Interest expense (1,441) (901) (2,334) (1,900)
Other income (expense), net (18) (49) 1,018 777
------- ------- -------- --------
Income before income taxes $13,224 $12,680 $ 26,474 $ 22,172
======= ======= ======== ========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, October 31,
2002 2001
-------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Identifiable assets:
CVI $372,587 $246,563
CSI 94,450 87,056
Corporate 64,894 63,230
-------- --------
Total $531,931 $396,849
======== ========
Goodwill:
CVI $147,175 $ 85,107
CSI 52,822 46,625
-------- --------
Total $199,997 $131,732
======== ========
</TABLE>

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued
(Unaudited)


Geographic information (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
--------------------------- --------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
------- ------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales to external customers by
country of domicile:
United States $47,144 $43,985 $ 89,307 $ 81,651
Europe 20,780 9,483 33,178 18,453
Canada 3,986 3,714 7,537 7,054
------- ------- -------- --------
Total $71,910 $57,182 $130,022 $107,158
======= ======= ======== ========
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, October 31,
2002 2001
-------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States $148,851 $ 80,735
Europe 154,827 123,742
Canada 2,130 2,173
-------- --------
Total $305,808 $206,650
======== ========
</TABLE>

Note 12. Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Ackrad Laboratories: On May 21, 2002, CSI acquired privately held
Ackrad Laboratories, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of disposable medical
devices used primarily in the assessment of infertility and other gynecologic
disorders.

We paid $12 million at closing for Ackrad, net of $1 million held back against
representations and warranties. Ackrad had revenue of $5.3 million in 2001.
Cooper expects that the acquisition will be accretive to earnings per share by
the end of its first 12 months as a part of CSI.

Ackrad's principal product, which accounts for about 65 percent of its revenue,
is the H/S Elliptosphere Catheter, used in hysterosalpingography and saline
contrast hysterosonography, the noninvasive assessment of the female
reproductive anatomy. It is used primarily for fertility studies, and also to
assess abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain.

Bank Credit Facility: On May 1, 2002, Cooper successfully syndicated a $225
million bank credit facility. The facility is comprised of a $75 million
five-year term loan with an interest only payment in the first year then fully
amortized in the next four years, and a $150 million three-year revolving credit
facility. KeyBank is the agent for the eleven-bank syndication.

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Concluded
(Unaudited)


Cooper plans to use the facility to repay the Biocompatibles and Aspect notes,
and for general corporate purposes, capital expenditures and acquisitions. At
closing, Cooper paid off $62 million under its existing line of credit and
'L'44 million ($62.2 million) in notes owed to Biocompatibles International
plc as a result of Cooper's purchase of Biocompatibles Eye Care, Inc., completed
on February 28, 2002. A total of $21 million of the revolving credit facility is
reserved to retire loans due in December 2002 to note holders of Aspect Vision
Care, Ltd., a contact lens business that the Company purchased in December 1997.

Interest rates under the new facility are based on LIBOR plus additional basis
points predicated on Cooper's ratio of debt to its earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA.) These range from 125 to 225 basis
points for the term loan and from 100 to 200 basis points for the revolver. At
the Company's option, it can choose to pay a base rate that is within a range
above the prime rate.

The credit agreement limits Cooper's debt to no more than 50 percent of total
capitalization, and dividends to $1.25 million per quarter and requires the
ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges (as defined in the agreement) to be at least
1.3 to 1.

At April 30, 2002, Cooper's debt was approximately 37 percent of total
capitalization, and its ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges was approximately 2.0
to 1.

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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations


Note numbers refer to "Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements"
beginning on page 7 of this report.

Forward-Looking Statements: Some of the information included in this Form 10-Q
contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include certain
statements pertaining to our capital resources, performance and results of
operations. In addition, all statements regarding anticipated growth in our
revenue, and anticipated market conditions and results of operations are
forward-looking statements. To identify forward-looking statements look for
words like "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends,"
"plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" and similar words or phrases. Discussions
of strategy, plans or intentions often contain forward-looking statements.
These, and all forward-looking statements, necessarily depend on assumptions,
data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise.

Events, among others, that could cause actual results and future actions to
differ materially from those described by or contemplated in forward-looking
statements include major changes in business conditions, a major disruption in
the operations of our manufacturing facilities, new competitors or technologies,
the impact of an undetected virus on our computer systems, acquisition
integration delays or costs, foreign currency exchange exposure, investments in
research and development and other start-up projects, dilution to earnings per
share from acquisitions or issuing stock, regulatory issues, changes in tax
laws, significant environmental cleanup costs above those already accrued,
litigation costs including any related settlements, cost of business
divestitures, the requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write
off a significant asset, changes in accounting principles or estimates, and
other factors described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including the "Business" section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended October 31, 2001. We caution investors that forward-looking statements
reflect our analysis only on their stated date or the date of this Form 10-Q. We
disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law.


Results of Operations

In this section we discuss the results of our operations for the second quarter
and six months of fiscal 2002 and compare them with the same periods of fiscal
2001. We discuss our cash flows and current financial condition beginning on
page 25 under "Capital Resources and Liquidity."

Second Quarter Highlights vs. 2001's Second Quarter:

o Sales up 26% to $71.9 million.
o Gross profit up 18%; margin down 5 percentage points to 61% of revenue.
o Operating income up 8% to $14.7 million.
o Diluted earnings per share up 10% to 64 cents from 58 cents.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Six-Month Highlights:

o Sales up 21% to $130 million.
o Gross profit up 16% on margin of 63%, down 3 percentage points from last year.
o Operating income up 19% to $27.8 million.
o Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations up 24% to $1.24 from
$1.00.

Selected Statistical Information - Percentage of Sales and Growth

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percent of Sales Percent of Sales
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------ % ---------------- %
2002 2001 Growth 2002 2001 Growth
---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales 100% 100% 26% 100% 100% 21%
Cost of sales 39% 34% 41% 37% 34% 33%
Gross profit 61% 66% 18% 63% 66% 16%
Selling, general and administrative 39% 38% 29% 40% 40% 19%
Research and development 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% -%
Amortization 1% 2% (67%) 1% 2% (71%)
Operating income 20% 24% 8% 21% 22% 19%
</TABLE>

Net Sales: Cooper's two business units, CooperVision ("CVI") and CooperSurgical
("CSI") generate all its revenue:

o CVI markets a broad range of soft contact lenses for the vision care
market worldwide.

o CSI markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories
for the gynecological market, primarily in the U.S.

Cooper's consolidated revenue grew $14.7million (26%) and $22.8 million (21%),
respectively, in the three- and six-month periods:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
--------------------------------- --------------------------------------
2002 2001 % Incr. 2002 2001 % Incr.
---- ---- ------- ---- ---- -------
($ in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CVI $56.1 $44.0 27% $ 98.2 $ 80.4 22%
CSI 15.8 13.1 20% 31.8 26.8 19%
----- ----- ------ ------
$71.9 $57.2 26% $130.0 $107.2 21%
===== ===== ====== ======
</TABLE>

CVI Revenue: Practitioner and patient preferences in the worldwide contact lens
market continue to shift away from conventional lenses that are designed for
annual replacement to disposable and frequently replaced lenses. Disposable
lenses are designed for either daily or for two-week wear; frequently replaced
lenses are replaced after one to three months. We refer to the combination of
disposable and frequently replaced lenses as "DPR" lenses in this report.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


CVI's revenue growth is driven by volume rather than by price. Our average
selling price on a per lens basis is decreasing, reflecting increased sales of
DPR lenses, which are marketed in multiple lens packages. This is an industry
trend. Cooper's worldwide DPR product net sales grew 30% and 26% in the three-
and six-month periods, respectively.

Soft Lens Revenue: CVI's worldwide soft contact lens revenue -- all revenue
except royalty revenue and miscellaneous items -- grew 33% and 26% for the
three- and six-month periods, respectively. Excluding revenue from
Biocompatibles Eye Care, Inc., which we acquired on February 28, 2002, total
soft lens revenue grew 4% during the second quarter and 10% for the first half
of the year. Sales in the second quarter of 2001 included a $2.2 million initial
stocking order from Rohto Pharmaceuticals, CVI's marketing partner in Japan.
This order was not repeated in the second quarter 2002. Excluding the Rohto 2001
order, second quarter soft lens revenue (excluding Biocompatibles) increased 9%
in the quarter and 14% year to date.

Soft lens revenue includes sales of both spherical lenses and specialty lens
products -- toric, aspheric, cosmetic, multifocal lenses and lenses for patients
with dry eyes:

o Toric lenses are prescribed to correct for astigmatism;
o Aspheric lenses help improve visual acuity in lowlight conditions and
correct low levels of astigmatism;
o Cosmetic lenses are opaque and color enhancing lenses that change eye
appearance;
o Proclear lenses help enhance tissue-device compatibility for patients
experiencing mild discomfort relating to dryness during lens wear; and
o Multifocal lenses are designed to correct presbyopia, an age-related vision
defect.

Total Reported CVI Revenue:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Second Six
Segment Quarter 2002 % Total Growth Months 2002 % Total Growth
- ------- ------------ ------- ------ ----------- ------- ------
($ in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. $29.9 54% 15% $54.6 56% 12%
International 23.7 42% 64% 38.3 39% 54%
----- --- ----- ---
Soft lens revenue 53.6 96% 33% 92.9 95% 26%
Miscellaneous revenue 2.5 4% (31%) 5.3 5% (22%)
----- --- ----- ---
$56.1 100% 27% $98.2 100% 22%
===== === ===== ===
</TABLE>

The 64% and 54% growth in international revenue, from $14.4 million and $24.9
million to $23.7 million and $38.3 million in the three- and six-month periods,
respectively, was driven by Biocompatibles product sales of $8.9 million in the
international area. Our initial stocking order to Rohto made in the second
quarter 2001 also significantly impacted the comparative amounts for the
international market. Excluding the Biocompatibles sales from 2002 and the $2.2
million Rohto order in 2001, international growth was 23% and 30% for the three-
and six-month periods, respectively.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Revenue in the United States grew 15% in the quarter and 12% in the six-month
period. Excluding Biocompatibles, U.S. revenue grew 4% and 6%, respectively.
Excluding Biocompatibles, specialty lenses grew 7% and 10% in the three- and
six-month periods. DPR lenses (the majority of which are specialty lenses) grew
11% and 12% for the three- and six-month periods and now account for over 80% of
CVI's U.S. business.

CSI Revenue: CSI's second quarter revenue increased 20% to $15.8 million and is
up 19% year to date. Organic growth from existing gynecology products in the
second quarter was about 10%. The balance of the growth primarily comes from the
acquisition of Medscand Medical AB and Medscand (USA), Inc. on August 21, 2001,
and the LuMax product line from MedAmicus on April 25, 2001.

Cost of Sales/Gross Profit: Gross profit as a percentage of sales ("margin")
was:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Margin % Margin %
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------------- ------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CVI 63% 69% 66% 70%
CSI 55% 55% 54% 54%
Consolidated 61% 66% 63% 66%
</TABLE>

CVI's margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 declined to 63% from 69% for
the second quarter last year primarily because a higher percentage of our sales
are now generated through distributors outside the United States. Because
distributors incur sales and marketing expenses on our behalf, our sales to them
generate gross margins below those we generate by direct sales to optometrists,
ophthalmologists and retail chains. Corresponding lower operating expenses
associated with our sales to distributors offset the lower gross margin.
Accordingly, we expect that CVI's operating income as a percentage of revenue
will remain at traditional levels as this mix shift continues. In addition, we
expect that Biocompatibles' margin will improve as we integrate the business and
gain additional manufacturing efficiencies.

At CSI, margin for the second quarter at 55% was consistent with the second
quarter 2001, as the negative effect of recent acquisitions was offset by
favorable product mix. We expect that acquisitions will continue to decrease
margin, but as they become fully integrated, we will gain additional
manufacturing efficiencies and the margin will improve.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Selling, General and Administrative ("SGA") Expense:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
2002 2001 % Incr. 2002 2001 % Incr.
-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------
($ in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CVI $22.3 $16.1 38% $39.1 $31.4 24%
CSI 4.2 4.1 4% 8.9 8.6 3%
Headquarters 1.7 1.6 6% 3.4 3.2 7%
----- ----- ----- -----
$28.2 $21.8 29% $51.4 $43.2 19%
===== ===== ===== =====
</TABLE>

Consolidated SGA increased 29% and as a percentage of revenue increased from 38%
to 39% for the three-month periods and remained flat at 40% for the six-month
period. SGA at CSI included about $700,000 of costs incurred in the first
quarter 2001 to complete the integration of Leisegang and MedaSonics. Without
these costs, CSI's SGA decreased to 28% from 29% of sales in the 2002 six-month
period. CVI's SGA increased 38% and 24% in the three- and six-month periods,
respectively, primarily because of the acquisition of Biocompatibles. We expect
CVI's SGA as a percentage of revenue to decline as we integrate Biocompatibles.

Research and Development ("R&D") Expense: We expect R&D spending to remain a low
percentage of revenue, as Cooper plans to continue to acquire products that do
not require large expenditures before introduction. Most of our R&D expense
relates to costs of clinical and regulatory and other development activities
rather than basic research.

Amortization of intangibles: Amortization expense decreased to $392,000 and
$700,000 in the three and six months of fiscal 2002 from $1.2 million and $2.4
million in last year's three- and six-month periods, primarily because following
our adoption of SFAS 142 (see Notes 3 and 4), we no longer amortize goodwill.
Goodwill amortization included in fiscal 2001 results was $911,000 and $1.8
million in the three- and six-month periods, respectively.

Operating Income: Operating income improved by $1.1 million, or 8%, and $4.5
million, or 19%, for the three- and six-month periods:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
2002 2001 Incr. 2002 2001 Incr.
------ ------ ----- ------ ------ -----
($ in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CVI $12.3 $12.9 ($0.6) $23.6 $22.4 $ 1.2
CSI 4.1 2.3 1.8 7.6 4.1 3.5
Headquarters (1.7) (1.6) (0.1) (3.4) (3.2) (0.2)
----- ----- ------ ----- ----- ------
$14.7 $13.6 $ 1.1 $27.8 $23.3 $ 4.5
===== ===== ====== ===== ===== ======
</TABLE>


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Interest Expense: Interest expense increased $540,000, or 60%, in the
three-month period and $434,000, or 23%, in the six-month period, primarily due
to increased borrowings for acquisitions, partially offset by lower interest
rates.

Other Income (Expense), Net:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,
------------------ -------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest income $ 43 $111 $ 78 $273
Foreign exchange (154) (134) (174) (183)
Gain on sale of Quidel stock 100 -- 1,128 --
Gain on Litmus/Quidel
transaction -- -- -- 719
Other (7) (26) (14) (32)
----- ---- ------ ----
$ (18) $(49) $1,018 $777
===== ==== ====== ====
</TABLE>

In the first quarter of 2001, Quidel Corporation ("Quidel") acquired Litmus
Concepts, Inc. ("Litmus") through an exchange of common stock. Cooper held a
preferred equity position in Litmus, which equated to approximately a 10 percent
ownership. As a result of this transaction, we received common shares of Quidel,
and we recorded a gain of $719,000, as the market value of the Quidel shares
received exceeded the carrying value of our investment in Litmus. In the first
six months of fiscal 2002, we sold 542,000 shares of Quidel stock (about 50% of
our holding), realizing a gain of approximately $1.1 million. The Company may
receive additional shares out of escrow, after deductions made to satisfy
claims. The shares we receive will be carried at their fair value on the date
received.

Interest income for the first half of fiscal 2002 was $195,000, or 71%, lower
than the prior year's comparable period, as we have made substantial payments to
reduce debt and fund acquisitions. Additionally, interest rates on our invested
funds were substantially lower, due to rate reductions by the Federal Reserve
Board over the past year.

Provision for Income Taxes: We estimate that our effective tax rate ("ETR") -
provision for income taxes as a percentage of income before income taxes - for
fiscal 2002 will be 27%, down from 32% used for the six-month period ended April
30, 2001, and fiscal 2001's actual ETR of 29%. Our ETR estimate changed in the
second quarter from 29% to 27%. When we adjusted the year-to-date ETR to 27%, it
resulted in an ETR for the second quarter of 2002 of 25%. The reduction of our
ETR resulted from a higher percentage of our income coming from our
international operations (including the international operations of
Biocompatibles). Our ETR is based on our estimate for the full year. Assuming no
major acquisitions, we expect our ETR to continue to decline, and we expect our
ETR to be about 26% in fiscal 2003.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


We implemented a global tax plan in fiscal 1999 to minimize both the taxes
reported in our statement of income and the actual taxes we will have to pay
once we use all the benefits of our net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs").
The global tax plan consists of a restructuring of the legal ownership structure
for the CooperVision foreign sales and manufacturing subsidiaries.

The stock of those subsidiaries is now owned by a single foreign holding
company, which centrally directs much of the activities of those subsidiaries.
The foreign holding company has applied for and received the benefits of a
reduced tax rate under a special tax regime available in its country of
residence. On February 28, 2002, the Company acquired Biocompatibles. Assuming
no other major acquisitions or large stock issuances, we currently expect that
this plan will extend the cash flow benefits of the existing NOLs through 2004,
and that actual cash payments of taxes will average less than 5% of pretax
profits over this period. After 2004, actual cash payments of taxes are expected
to average less than 25% of pretax profits.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Capital Resources & Liquidity

Second Quarter Highlights:

o Operating cash flow $20.5 million vs. $7.6 million in 2001's second
quarter.
o "Cash flow" (pretax income from continuing operations plus depreciation and
amortization) per diluted share $1.05 vs. $1.01 in 2001's second quarter.
o Cash payments for acquisitions totaled $40 million.
o Expenditures for purchases of property, plant and equipment ("PP&E") $5.7
million vs. $3.9 million in 2001's second quarter.

Six-Month Highlights:

o Operating cash flow $24.7 million vs. $10.1 million in the first half of
2001.
o Cash flow per diluted share $2.04 vs. $1.82 in the first half of 2001.
o Cash payments for acquisitions totaled $45.4 million.
o Expenditures for purchases of PP&E $12 million vs. $7.2 million in the
first half of 2001.

Comparative Statistics (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
April 30, 2002 October 31, 2001
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $17.0 $12.9
Total assets $531.9 $396.8
Working capital $17.9 $87.2
Total debt $164.6 $68.8
Stockholders' equity $276.6 $256.3
Ratio of debt to equity 0.60:1 0.27:1
Debt as a percentage of total capitalization 37% 21%
Operating cash flow - twelve months ended $40.2 $25.6
Cash flow per diluted share - twelve months ended $4.36 $4.14
</TABLE>

Operating Cash Flows: Our major source of liquidity continues to be cash flow
provided by operating activities, which totaled $24.7 million in the first half
of fiscal 2002 and $40.2 million over the twelve-month period ended April 30,
2002.

Cooper recently improved its receivable collections following difficulties
caused by the installation of a new enterprise reporting system at CVI. These
problems resulted in an unusually high level of Day of Sales Outstanding
("DSO's") at the end of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002. At the end of the
current quarter, Cooper's DSO's (excluding the newly acquired operations of
Biocompatibles and Norland Medical) were 73 days, down 15% from 86 days at the
end of the first quarter. We expect that DSO's will return to their target level
of 70 to 72 days by the end of the fiscal year.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


Major uses of cash for operating activities included payments of $4 million on a
previously accrued dispute settlement with Medical Engineering Corporation, $1.8
million to fund entitlements under Cooper's bonus plans in the first quarter and
$1.7 million in interest payments in the six-month period.

Investing Cash Flows: The cash outflow of $53.3 million from investing
activities was driven by capital expenditures of $12 million and payments of
$45.4 million on acquisitions including a final earn-out payment of $3.9 million
paid to former Aspect Vision Care shareholders. The cash outflow was partially
offset by $4.1 million cash received from the sale of Quidel shares.

Financing Cash Flows: Financing activities provided $33.1 million of cash,
required primarily to fund acquisitions. The additional cash received was
provided under our $75 million line of credit and $2 million from stock option
exercises. We also paid dividends on our common stock of $761,000 in the first
fiscal quarter of 2002.

Outlook: We believe that cash and cash equivalents on hand of $17 million plus
cash from operating activities will fund future operations, capital
expenditures, cash dividends and smaller acquisitions. At April 30, 2002, we had
$6.2 million available under the prior KeyBank line of credit. We funded the
cash required for the initial payments for the Biocompatibles acquisition (see
Note 5) via cash on hand and borrowings under our prior line of credit. We
negotiated an expanded bank credit facility (see Note 12), which was used to
repay notes issued to Biocompatibles shareholders (see Note 5).


Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies

Estimates and judgments made by Management are an integral part of financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Actual results may be different from
estimated amounts included in our financial statements. We believe that the
following critical accounting policies address the significant estimates
required of Management when preparing our consolidated financial statements in
accordance with GAAP:

o Revenue recognition - In general, we recognize revenue upon shipment of our
products, when risk of ownership transfers to our customers. We record,
based on historical statistics, appropriate provisions for shipments to
customers who have the right of return.

o Adequacy of allowance for doubtful accounts - In accordance with GAAP, our
reported balance of accounts receivable, net of the allowance for doubtful
accounts, represents our estimate of the amount that will be realized in
cash. We review the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts on an
ongoing basis, using historical payment trends and the age of the
receivables, complemented by individual knowledge of our customers. If and
when our analyses indicate, we increase or decrease our allowance
accordingly.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, Concluded


o Net realizable value of inventory - GAAP states that inventories be stated
at the lower of cost or market, or "net realizable value." On an ongoing
basis, we review the carrying value of our inventories, measuring number of
months on hand and other indications of salability and reduce the value of
inventory if there are indications that the carrying value is greater than
market.

o Valuation of goodwill - We evaluate our goodwill balances and test them for
impairment in accordance with the provisions of Statements of Financial
Accounting Standards 141, "Business Combinations," and No. 142, "Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets" (see Note 3).


Risk Management

We are exposed to risks caused by changes in foreign exchange, principally pound
sterling denominated debt, and from operations in foreign currencies. We have
hedged most of the debt by entering into contracts to buy sterling forward. We
are also exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates, as the
interest rate on the majority of our debt varies with the London Interbank
Offered Rate.


Trademarks

Frequency'r', Frequency'r' Colors, Expressions'r', Proclear'r' and H/S
Ellptosphere'r' Catheter are registered trademarks of The Cooper Companies,
Inc., its affiliates and subsidiaries or both.


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk


See "Risk Management" under Capital Resources and Liquidity in Item 2 of this
report.






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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to
"Pending Litigation" under Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements in Part I, Item I of this report.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on March 26, 2002.

Each of the eight individuals nominated to serve as directors of the Company was
elected:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Director Shares For Shares Against
-------- ---------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
A. Thomas Bender 12,981,492 732,146
Michael H. Kalkstein 13,506,758 206,890
Moses Marx 13,646,299 67,349
Donald Press 13,646,488 67,160
Steven Rosenberg 13,506,699 206,949
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D. 13,646,538 67,110
Robert S. Weiss 13,645,670 67,978
Stanley Zinberg, M.D. 13,506,470 207,178
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Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as Cooper's independent
certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2002. A
total of 13,202,009 shares were voted in favor of the ratification, 501,348
shares were voted against it and 10,291 shares abstained.



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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION -- Continued


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits.

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<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description
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<S> <C>
11* Calculation of Earnings Per Share

10.1 Bank Credit Agreement
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* The information called for in this exhibit is provided in Footnote 7 to
the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this report.

(b) Cooper filed the following reports on Form 8-K during the period from
February 1, 2002 to April 30, 2002.

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<CAPTION>
Date of Report Item Reported
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<S> <C>
February 27, 2002 Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets and Item 5. Other Events
February 28, 2002 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
March 22, 2002 Item 5. Other Events
April 15, 2002 Item 5. Other Events
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SIGNATURE




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


The Cooper Companies, Inc.
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(Registrant)



Date: June 13, 2002 /s/ Stephen C. Whiteford
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Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)



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