Becton, Dickinson Earns $2.70 per Share

Three weeks ago, Becton, Dickinson (BDX) told us they made $2.70 per share for fiscal Q1. This morning, the official earnings report came out and confirmed that. On a currency-neutral basis, that’s an increase of 14.9%.

“We are very pleased with our strong start to fiscal year 2019. As noted in our pre-announcement, results were better than expected across all three segments,” said Vincent A. Forlenza, Chairman and CEO. “It is evident that the combination of BD and C. R. Bard is delivering value to customers, patients and shareholders around the world.”

For 2019, BDX expects revenues to grow by 5% to 6%, and they see EPS ranging between $12.05 and $12.15. Shares of BDX lost about 2% today.

Posted by on February 5th, 2019 at 8:37 am


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