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GE Healthcare Revenue Climbs 8 Percent in Q4 as Profit Surges 16 Percent

Jan 19, 2007
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — General Electric today said that fourth-quarter revenue for its Healthcare division rose 8 percent as income swelled 16 percent.
 
GE Healthcare’s receipts for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2006, rose to $4.85 billion from $4.48 billion year over year.
 
GE Healthcare’s earnings for the quarter increased to $1.15 billion from $995 million in the fourth quarter of 2005.
 
GE did not break out its research and development expenses for the Healthcare segment.
 
GE's total revenues for the quarter were $44.6 billion, up from $40.3 billion during the same period last year.
 
Late yesterday afternoon, GE Healthcare said it plans to buy Abbott Technologies’ in vitro and point-of-care divisions for $8.13 billion in cash.

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