Quest Diagnostics Reveals 4% Gain In Q1 Earnings

(RTTNews) - Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported earnings for its first quarter that increased from last year.

The company said its bottom line totaled $147 million, or $1.12 per share. This was higher than $141 million, or $1.05 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.12 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 1.1% to $1.86 billion. This was up from $1.84 billion last year.

Quest Diagnostics earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $147 Mln. vs. $141 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 4.3% -EPS (Q1): $1.12 vs. $1.05 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 6.7% -Analysts Estimate: $1.12 -Revenue (Q1): $1.86 Bln vs. $1.84 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 1.1%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $5.02 - $5.17 Full year revenue guidance: $7.52 - $7.59 Bln