UPDATE: Abbott (ABT) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c, Updates FY Guidance

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Abbott Reports Third-Quarter 2017 Results

October 18, 2017 7:45 AM EDT

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017.

Third-quarter worldwide sales of $6.8 billion increased 28.8 percent on a reported basis and 5.6 percent on a comparable operational* basis. Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations under GAAP was $0.32 in the third quarter. Excluding specified items, adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.66 in the third quarter, at the high end of the previous guidance range of $0.64 to $0.66. Abbott narrowed its full-year 2017 EPS guidance range, which continues to... More