TORONTO (Reuters) - TLC Vision Corp.
The laser eye company sees 2006 revenue of between $308 million to $318 million, with aftertax earnings per share in the range of 20 cents to 22 cents.
The forecast revenue, up at least 27 percent from $242.2 million in 2005, will come from TLC's TruVision procedures, acquisitive growth and its Lasik Select brand, the company said.
The company will incur costs of 3 cents per share associated with the brand rollout, largely in the first half of 2006.
TLC has five locations in operation and has opened four Lasik Select centers so far this quarter. The company expects its fifth Lasik Select location to be announced in the first quarter, and five additional locations in the second half of 2006.
TLC last traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday at C$6.58 a share.
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