I'm Former 3M/Solv employee.
3M has been doing so well - Look at their Q3 results! They are growing faster than SOLV and expanding margins.
SOLV just constantly seems to downsize and make excuses.
It is hard to manage these complex portfolios - that is the job right now with SOLV margin issues. Dental and Medical are basically industrial companies.
Be interesting to see if this new hire from Baxter can make any progress. Problem is probably similar to Tyco, maybe Baxter.
Things can't get any worse.