Earnings Scorecard: St. Jude
February 3rd, 2012
Medical devices major St. Jude Medical’s (NYSE:STJ) fourth-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings per share of 86 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents and exceeded the year-ago earnings of 75 cents.
Highlights from the Quarter
Profit (as reported) for the fourth quarter slipped roughly 21% year over year to 3.4 million (or 51 cents a share) as higher sales were overshadowed by lofty special charges.
Revenues rose 4% year over year to ,406.9 million, beating the Zacks … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards