Johnson & Johnson: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
Posted Jan 22, 2019 07:56:35 AM.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) _ Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $3.04 billion, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.12. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.97 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.95 per share.
The world’s biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $20.39 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20.1 billion.
Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.50 to $8.65 per share, with revenue in the range of $80.4 billion to $81.2 billion.
Johnson & Johnson shares have climbed 1 per cent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has climbed 6.5 per cent. The stock has fallen 12 per cent in the last 12 months.
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