Medtronic Shares Drop After Q4 EPS Miss

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations..

Medtronic's fourth-quarter results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
Medtronic's fourth-quarter results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
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DUBLIN (AP) â€” Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.49 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin-based company said it had net income of $1.10. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.52 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.56 per share.

The medical device company posted revenue of $8.09 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.41 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $5.04 billion, or $3.73 per share. Revenue was reported as $31.69 billion.

Medtronic expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.53 to $5.65 per share.

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