Abbott Labs: annual EPS range tightened
(CercleFinance.com) - Abbott Laboratories has tightened its 2024 adjusted EPS target range to $4.
64-4.70 from $4.61-4.71, on organic sales growth (excluding Covid-19 revenues), which is still expected at 9.5%-10%.
For Q3 2024, the healthcare group reports adjusted EPS of $1.21, on revenues that are up 4.9% to $10.6bn, still driven by its underlying core business.
On an organic basis and excluding sales linked to Covid-19 tests, sales rose by 8.2%, notably driven by double-digit growth in medical devices (+13.3%) and especially diabetes care (+19.1%).
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