McKesson Corp. Q3 Income Climbs 8%

(RTTNews) - McKesson Corp. (MCK) released earnings for its third quarter that advanced from last year.

The company said its bottom line climbed to $739 million, or $3.18 per share. This was higher than $686 million, or $2.91 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 3.1% to $47.90 billion. This was up from $46.48 billion last year.

McKesson Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $739 Mln. vs. $686 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 7.7% -EPS (Q3): $3.18 vs. $2.91 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 9.3% -Revenue (Q3): $47.90 Bln vs. $46.48 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 3.1%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $12.60 - $12.90