Stryker Delivers

Good news from Stryker (SYK).

The company reaffirmed that it expects a 2008 profit, excluding special items, of $2.82 to $2.84 per share, an increase of 18 percent from 2007.
For 2009, the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company forecast earnings of $3.12 to $3.22 per share, up 10 percent to 14 percent from expected 2008 results. Analysts’ average forecast is $3.15.

Check out this trend in EPS growth:
2002: $0.88
2003: $1.12
2004: $1.43
2005: $1.75
2006: $2.02
2007: $2.40
2008: $2.82 to $2.84 (est)
2009: $3.12 to $3.22 (est)

Posted by on January 9th, 2009 at 10:28 am


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