ICON Q4 Profit Tops EStimates; Issues FY15 Outlook - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - ICON plc (ICLR) Wednesday said its fourth-quarter net income increased to $53.97 million or $0.87 per share, from $33.48 million or $0.53 per share in the previous year. On average, fifteen analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters estimated earnings of $0.76 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

Net revenues in the latest fourth quarter grew 13.0 percent to $390.07 million, from $345.24 million last year, while 12 analysts' projected revenues to be $390.58 million.

For full-year 2015, the company expects earnings in the range of $3.45 - $3.60 per share and revenue in the range of $1.61 billion - $1.68 billion. Analysts expect full year earnings of $3.26 on revenues of $1.64 billion.