LONDON, July 16 (Reuters): Johnson & Johnson reported a 41.8 per cent rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by its pharmaceuticals business.
The diversified healthcare company, the first major US drugmaker to report second-quarter results, said net earnings rose to $5.61 billion, or $2.08 per share, from $3.95 billion, or $1.45 per share, a year earlier.
Its sales fell 1.3 per cent to $20.56 billion.
J & J quarterly profit jumps
FE Team | Published: July 16, 2019 22:32:14
J & J quarterly profit jumps
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