Beckman Coulter (BEC) Misses Q3 EPS by 4c

October 28, 2008 4:33 PM EDT

Beckman Coulter (NYSE: BEC) reports Q3 EPS of $0.78, 4 cents worse than the analyst estimate of $0.82. Revenue for the quarter was $758.8 million, versus the consensus of $739.50 million.

"Based on current exchange rates, full year revenue growth should be in the range of 12% to 13%. We expect 2008 adjusted operating margin to be on par with prior year. The outlook for adjusted non-operating expense is about $45 million. Adjusted pretax profit growth should be around 10%, with an adjusted tax rate of 26% to 27%. Consequently, our adjusted EPS outlook remains at $3.55 to $3.65 based on a share count of about 64.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA should be about $625 million. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $300 million, and depreciation and amortization should be around $260 million." (FY EPS consensus is $3.62)


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