Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Your first question comes from Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Steve did you throw out the operating margin assumptions by business line? I may have missed it in the wrap up.
Steve Armstrong
Yes Bob, I’ll repeat them for you. Dental did generate a 12.8% operating margin, the Veterinary segment 5.4% and the Medical segment was 17.5%.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Okay, and your comment, I think Jim you mentioned operating margin for fiscal 2010 in line with what you reported in ?09?
James Wiltz
Yes. We want to keep it flat Bob.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Okay and then just, Steve you mentioned $95 million bucks coming in, in fiscal 2010, incremental from the sale of the receivables now. When does that exactly start? Is that a third quarter phenomena for you?
Steve Armstrong
It could be some of it in the late second quarter, Bob. We’ll get some of it in that promotion started in August of 2008. So, we’ll have contracts we’ll be able to sell by the second quarter.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
And you referenced, was it eServices revenues up about 12%. Why would that be? Why is that moving up?
Steve Armstrong
Well it’s moving up because of the free software Bob we are giving the away. We have more installs and more customers using e-claims and e-statements and so forth.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Do you have any pricing leverage on that business?
Steve Armstrong
Yes.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Are you availing yourself of that pricing leverage?
Steve Armstrong
No. Sorry Bob, we don’t share that.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Okay, and just any update on the acquisition front. I mean you have been active to-date; still a buyers market for things out there or how...?
Steve Armstrong
It appears to be. We have a pretty full pipeline of discussions going on.
Robert Willoughby - Bank of America/Merrill lynch
Okay, more dental than vet, more rehab than dental.
Steve Armstrong
More rehab. Rehab will be first, dental second, and vet third right now.
Operator
Your next question comes from Lisa Gill - JP Morgan
Lisa Gill - JP Morgan
I was wondering if maybe you could talk about the competitiveness of the dental business. Looking at the consumable part of the business, you came in lower than your largest competitor. Are you seeing any market share movement activity and is that the reason for the revision in your commission structure?
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