BD Fiscal Q1 Revenues Rise 10 Percent, R&D Surges 185 Percent, Profit Slides 35 Percent

Jan 25, 2007

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Becton Dickinson today said fiscal first-quarter 2007 revenues increased 8 percent as R&D spending surged 185 percent and profit dropped 35 percent.

Total receipts for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2006, increased to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion year over year.

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