West Announces First Quarter 2015 Results

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West Pharma (WST) Tops Q1 EPS by 5c

April 30, 2015 7:09 AM EDT

West Pharma (NYSE: WST) reported Q1 EPS of $0.45, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $0.40. Revenue for the quarter came in at $335.9 million, or $369.4 constant currency, versus the consensus estimate of $346.64 million.

West Pharma sees FY2015 EPS of $1.69-$1.84, versus the consensus of $1.84.

"West had a very good start to 2015 despite the challenge presented by the strengthening U.S. dollar," said Donald E. Morel Jr., PhD, West's Chairman. "The keys to our performance were the particularly strong growth in high-value packaging component sales, which had declined in the 2014 quarter, and managing our... More