Anthem, Inc. Reports 3% Increase In Q3 Bottom Line

(RTTNews) - Anthem, Inc. (ANTM) reported earnings for its third quarter that climbed from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $735.0 million, or $2.73 per share. This was higher than $710.9 million, or $2.50 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 7.6% to $19.77 billion. This was up from $18.37 billion last year.

Anthem, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $735.0 Mln. vs. $710.9 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 3.4% -EPS (Q3): $2.73 vs. $2.50 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 9.2% -Revenue (Q3): $19.77 Bln vs. $18.37 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 7.6%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $10.10 - $10.20 Full year revenue guidance: $78.0 Bln