Express Scripts Holding Q4 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX) Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $501.9 million or $0.63 per share, up from $504.1 million or $0.61 per share in the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $1.12 per share. On average, 24 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $1.12 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Revenues dropped to $25.78 million from $27.37 million last year. Analysts expected revenues of $25.37 million. Looking ahead to the fiscal 2014, the company currently projects adjusted earnings in the range of $4.88 to $5.00 per share. Analysts currently expect full-year earnings of $4.93 per share.