NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $5.54 billion.
The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $2.29 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.77 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.66 per share.
The world's biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $23.74 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $22.8 billion.
Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.80 to $10.90 per share, with revenue in the range of $93.2 billion to $93.6 billion.
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