Hospira (HSP) Tops Q1 EPS by 44c

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Hospira Reports First-Quarter 2015 Results

April 28, 2015 7:30 AM EDT

LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, and a global leader in biosimilars, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. For the first quarter of 2015, net sales were $1.2 billion, and adjusted* diluted earnings per share were $0.97. (Adjusted* measures exclude certain specified items as described later in this press release and the attached schedules.) On a U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis, first-quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share were $0.43.

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