Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX). The Maryland Heights, Mo.-based provider of pharmacy benefit management services late Thursday said fourth-quarter adjusted earnings rose to $174.2 million, or 68 cents a share, compared with $139.9 million, or 51 cents a share, a year earlier. The company was expected to earn 64 cents a share.
Revenue for the period ended Dec. 31 rose to $4.69 billion from last year's $4.5 billion. For 2008, the company expects earnings from continuing operators of $2.92 to $3 a share.
The stock is trading up 1 to $66 premarket. This has been one of the top performing groups out there over the past thee years. Medco Health and CVS Caremark are the other two top players.
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