DENTSPLY International Q2 Earnings Up, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - DENTSPLY International Inc. (XRAY) Thursday reported a rise in its second-quarter net income attributable to the company to $90 million or $0.62 per share from $87 million or $0.60 per share last year.

Excluding certain items, earnings per share totaled $0.69. On average, 12 analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters estimated the company's earnings to be $0.68 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

Quarterly sales slightly rose by 0.6 percent to $765 million from $761 million in the second quarter of 2013, whereas analysts had consensus estimate of $782.86 million.