Medtronic’s Earnings

Medtronic (MDT) reported earnings of 66 cents a share for its fiscal fourth quarter.. This was four cents ahead of analysts’ expectations. Some analysts, however, believe the higher earnings were due to a strong sales effort near the end of the quarter which will only hurt sales this quarter.
The company said that it expects sales to rise in the low single digits next year, and EPS a little faster.
I don’t see why this stock has barely moved in four years. Here’s a look at MDT’s sales and earnings for the past few quarters:
Quarter………..EPS………….Sales
Jul-01…………$0.28………..$1,455.70
Oct-01………..$0.29………..$1,571.00
Jan-02………..$0.30………..$1,592.00
Apr-02………..$0.34………..$1,792.00
Jul-02…………$0.32………..$1,713.90
Oct-02………..$0.34………..$1,891.00
Jan-03………..$0.35………..$1,912.50
Apr-03………..$0.40………..$2,148.00
Jul-03…………$0.37………..$2,064.20
Oct-03………..$0.39………..$2,163.80
Jan-04………..$0.40………..$2,193.80
Apr-04………..$0.48………..$2,665.40
Jul-04…………$0.43………..$2,346.10
Oct-04………..$0.44………..$2,399.80
Jan-05………..$0.46………..$2,530.70
Apr-05………..$0.53………..$2,778.00
Jul-05…………$0.50………..$2,690.40
Oct-05………..$0.54………..$2,765.40
Jan-06………..$0.55………..$2,769.50
Apr-06………..$0.62………..$3,066.70
Jul-06…………$0.55………..$2,897.00
Oct-06………..$0.59………..$3,075.00
Jan-07………..$0.61………..$3,048.00
Apr-07………..$0.66………..$3,280.00

Posted by on May 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 am


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