Quest Diagnostics Q4 Income Rises 2%

(RTTNews) - Quest Diagnostics (DGX) released a profit for its fourth quarter that rose from last year.

The company said its bottom line climbed to $188 million, or $1.29 per share. This was up from $185 million, or $1.26 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter fell 1.6% to $1.85 billion. This was down from $1.88 billion last year.

Quest Diagnostics earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $188 Mln. vs. $185 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 1.6% -EPS (Q4): $1.29 vs. $1.26 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 2.4% -Revenue (Q4): $1.85 Bln vs. $1.88 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): -1.6%