CVS Health (CVS) profits Q4 2020

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CVS Health (CVS) earnings Q4 2020

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People walk by a CVS Pharmacy shop in the Manhattan district of New York City.

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CVS Health’s fourth-quarter profits beat Wall Street’s expectations as its drug store sales got a lift from supplying Covid-19 screening and vaccines.

Shares of the business are up somewhat in premarket trading.

Here’s what the business reported for the financial 4th quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to what experts were anticipating, based upon a study of experts by Refinitiv:

  • Earnings per share: $1.30, changed, vs. $1.24 anticipated
  • Revenue: $69.55 billion vs. $68.75 billion anticipated

The pharmacy chain reported financial fourth-quarter earnings of $975 million, or 75 cents per share, below $1.74 billion, or $1.33 per share, a year previously.

Excluding products, it made $1.30 per share, outmatching the $1.24 per share anticipated by experts surveyed by Refinitiv.

Revenue increased to $69.55 billion, from $66.89 billion a year prior. That’s greater than experts’ expectations of $68.75 billion, according to Refinitiv.

CVS deals Covid-19 screening at a number of its shops. The business stated it’s administered about 15 million tests across the country. It’s likewise provided more than 3 million Covid vaccines in over 40,000 long-lasting care centers. The pharmacy chain and its rival, Walgreens, struck a handle the federal government in October to offer the shots to personnel and homeowners at retirement home and helped living centers. It started vaccinations at the centers in December.

CVS is now handling a broadened function in supplying Covid vaccines at its shops. Last week, the federal government delivered dosages straight to retail drug stores’ shops — consisting of CVS shops in 11 states.

As of market close on Friday, CVS shares are up less than 1% over the previous year. The business’s stock, which has a market price of $97.13 billion, touched a 52-week high of $77.23 in mid-January. It closed at $74.21 on Friday.

This story is establishing and will be upgraded.