Cardinal Health profits take a big hit in Q2

By Chris Newmarker | February 3, 2022

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) today reported mixed second quarter results and cut its EPS guidance as the company’s Medical segment continues to wrestle with inflation and supply chain problems.

The Dublin, Ohio–based pharma and medtech giant reported profits of $49 million, or 17¢ per share, on sales of $45.5 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021, for a bottom-line drop of 92% on top-line growth of 9%.

Adjusted to exclude one-time items, earnings per share were $1.27, 4¢ ahead of The Street, where analysts were looking EPS of $1.23 on sales of $45.57 billion.

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at [email protected].