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Becton, Dickinson (BDX) Beats On Earnings & Revenues In Q2

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Based in New Jersey, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX - Free Report) is a medical technology company engaged principally in the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. These products are used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public.

Currently, Becton, Dickinson has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) but that could change following its second-quarter fiscal 2017 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: Becton, Dickinson’s adjusted earnings of $2.30 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents and increased 5.5% from $2.18 posted in the year-ago quarter.

Revenues:Adjusted revenues amounted to $2.969 billion, down 3.2% from the year-ago quarter on a comparable currency-neutral basis. Revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.921 billion.

Key Stats: BD Medical generated revenues of $1.987 billion, down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. BD Life sciences generated revenues of $982 million, up 4.9% from the year-ago quarter. On a comparable basis, adjusted U.S. revenues increased 4%.

Major Factors: Impressive results in the company’s medical segment reflect strong performance in the Medication and Procedural Solutions and Medication Management Solutions units.Notably, within the Medication Management Solutions unit, the Company made some changes to its U.S. dispensing business model.

Revenue growth in the BD Lifesciences segment reflects strong performance in the Diagnostic Systems and Preanalytical Systems units.

Check back later for our full write up on this Becton, Dickinson and Company earnings report!

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