Anthem, Inc. Q4 Earnings Fall 41%

(RTTNews) - Anthem, Inc. (ANTM) released a profit for fourth quarter that lost ground from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $305.8 million, or $1.14 per share. This was down from $521.5 million, or $1.86 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 6.6% to $20.02 billion. This was up from $18.78 billion last year.

Anthem, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $305.8 Mln. vs. $521.5 Mln. last year. -Earnings Decline (Y-o-Y): -41.4% -EPS (Q4): $1.14 vs. $1.86 last year. -EPS Decline (Y-o-Y): -38.7% -Revenue (Q4): $20.02 Bln vs. $18.78 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 6.6%