GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., reported double-digit growth in profits for both the company's fourth-quarter and year-end financial results.
For the final quarter of its 2010 fiscal year (end-December 31), GE reported revenues in its healthcare business of $5.10 billion, up 8% compared to sales of $4.71 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. Fourth-quarter profit for the division was $1.00 billion, up 10% compared to profit of $911 million in the corresponding quarter of 2009.
For the full year, GE posted revenues of $16.90 billion, up 6% compared to sales of $16.02 billion for 2009. The healthcare division's profit for the year was $2.74 billion, up 13% compared to a full-year profit of $2.42 billion for 2009.
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