COOL VALLEY (dpa-AFX) - Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX) Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $501.9 million or $0.63 per share, up from $504.1 million or $0.61 per share in the same period last year.
Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $1.12 per share. On average, 24 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $1.12 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Revenues dropped to $25.78 million from $27.37 million last year. Analysts expected revenues of $25.37 million.
Looking ahead to the fiscal 2014, the company currently projects adjusted earnings in the range of $4.88 to $5.00 per share. Analysts currently expect full-year earnings of $4.93 per share.
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