Becton, Dickinson And Company Bottom Line Falls In Q3

(RTTNews) - Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) revealed a profit for third quarter that Drops, from last year

The company's earnings came in at $377 million, or $1.37 per share. This compares with $574 million, or $2.00 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Becton, Dickinson and Company reported adjusted earnings of $3.23 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period rose 5.4% to $4.983 billion from $4.726 billion last year.

Becton, Dickinson and Company earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $377 Mln. vs. $574 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.37 vs. $2.00 last year. -Revenue: $4.983 Bln vs. $4.726 Bln last year.

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $ 12.62 To $ 12.72

Non-GAAP Values are from continuing operations