Boston Scientific told the SEC on September 8 that it is unlikely to meet its third quarter and full year sales and earnings guidance because of the cyberattack that hit its systems in late August. The July guidance called for 5.5% to 6.5% sales growth and adjusted EPS of $3.22 to $3.28. Shares fell more than 4% to $45.73 that morning.

The intrusion disrupted manufacturing, order processing and shipping. The company said distribution centers are now running at or above normal levels and that it expects to recover some of the lost revenue as backlogs clear. A new outlook comes on the October 28 earnings call.

Boston Scientific restored shipping on September 4 and pulled its guidance four days later. Systems recovery and revenue recovery run on separate clocks, which is the distinction a hospital customer or an acquirer will press a smaller supplier on after any incident.