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Millipore Posts 38-Percent Rise in Q3 Revenue as Profit Slips 35 Percent

Nov 02, 2006
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Millipore yesterday said third-quarter revenues increased 38 percent as R&D spending rose 31 percent and profits slid 35 percent.
 
Total receipts for the three months ended Sept. 30 increased to $330.1 million from $239.6 million year over year. Compared with the third quarter of 2005, sales in the company’s Bioprocess segment was up 34 percent to $195 million, while its Bioscience segment gained 44 percent with sales of $135 million.
 
R&D spending increased to $24.6 million from $18.9 million year over year.
 
The company said profits declined to $14.8 million from $22.9 million in the year-ago period.
 
Millipore said it had around $91.4 million in cash and cash equivalents as of Sept. 30.

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