Quest Diagnostics Profit Advances In Q1

(RTTNews) - Quest Diagnostics (DGX) announced earnings for its first quarter that Increases, from last year

The company's bottom line totaled $252 million, or $2.24 per share. This compares with $220 million, or $1.94 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Quest Diagnostics reported adjusted earnings of $281 million or $2.50 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period rose 9.1% to $2.89 billion from $2.65 billion last year.

Quest Diagnostics earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $252 Mln. vs. $220 Mln. last year. -EPS: $2.24 vs. $1.94 last year. -Revenue: $2.89 Bln vs. $2.65 Bln last year.

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $ 10.63 To $ 10.83 Full year revenue guidance: $ 11.78 B To $ 11.90 B