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DENTSPLY (XRAY) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales Up Y/Y

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DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc (XRAY - Free Report) is one of the leading worldwide manufacturers’ dental consumables, dental laboratory products, dental specialty products and consumable medical device products. Post DENTSPLY-SIRONA merger, the business has been organized into two reporting segments: Dental & Healthcare Consumables and Technologies.

Currently, this York, PA- based company carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) but that could change following its fourth quarter 2016 earnings report which has just released. (You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.) We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below:
Earnings: DENTSPLY reported adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents and was higher than earnings of 65 cents in the year-ago quarter.
 

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

 

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. Price and EPS Surprise | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. Quote

Revenues: DENTSPLY’s net sales increased to $996.5 million from $671.1 million in the year-ago period. However this came below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,019.0 million. Sales of the combined businesses grew 4.3% at constant currency (cc) exchange rates.

Key Stats: Dental and Healthcare Consumables sales rose 3.4% year over year at cc, while Technologies grew 5.2% in the quarter.

Major Factors: U.S. business in the fourth quarter was negatively impacted by channel inventory reduction related to a change in distribution strategy in North America. The company expects adjusted EPS for full year 2017 in the range of $2.80 to $2.90 per diluted share.

 

Stock Price: Shares have risen 6.88% over the past one month, while the Zacks categorized Medical - Dental Supplies sub industry has gained roughly 2.78% over the same time frame.

Check back later for our full write up on this DENTSPLY earnings report later!

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