1Q17 non-GAAP EPS was $0.48, beating the Street consensus and ABT’s prior guidance of $0.42-0.44. 1Q17 sales grew 30% YoY including the contribution from STJ, and 3% YoY excluding STJ. (The ABT-STJ merger closed on 1/4/17.)
Non-GAAP EPS guidance for 2017 is unchanged at $2.40-2.50.
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