Medco Health Solutions said fourth-quarter netincome fell to $207.6 million, or 38 cents a share, from $228.8 million, or 39cents a share, a year ago. Excluding the amortization of intangible assets, the pharmacy benefitsmanager said it earned 43 cents a share.
Revenue for the three-month period rose 4.1% to $11.4 billion, citing highermail-order volume associated with new clients and price inflation bypharmaceutical manufacturers on brand-name drugs.
The mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was for earningsof 41 cents a share on revenue of $11.45 billion. The company lifted its 2008 outlook, saying it now expects to earn in therange of $2.07 to $2.11, up from a previous forecast of $1.95 to $2.01 a share.
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