Baxter International Inc. posted a 12.3 percent earnings increase despite flat third-quarter sales, but upped its full-year guidance despite missing its Q3 earnings-per-share target.
The Deerfield, Ill.-based medical devices leviathan posted net income for the three months ended Sept. 30 of $530 million, on $3.15 billion in sales, compared with $476 million on sales of $3.15 billion during the same period last year.