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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $11 billion.
The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $4.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.77 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.57 per share.
The world's biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $21.89 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $21.62 billion.
Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.50 to $10.70 per share, with revenue in the range of $91 billion to $91.8 billion.
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