AmerisourceBergen Q2 Adj. EPS Beats Estimates - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) reported a second-quarter net loss of $513.4 million or $2.33 per share, compared to profit of $180.1 million or $0.76 per share, prior year.

Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.45, compared with $1.06 per share in the comparable quarter last year. On average, 13 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $1.19 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenue increased to $32.67 billion from $28.46 billion last year, while 11 analysts expected revenue of $32.25 billion for the quarter.

For fiscal 2015, the company now expects adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations in the range of $4.85 to $4.95, up from its previous range of $4.53 to $4.63. The company expects revenue growth in the range of 12 percent to 13 percent.

Analysts expect the company to report fiscal 2015 earnings per share of $4.46.