NEW YORK – Becton Dickinson reported on Thursday that its fiscal fourth quarter revenues increased approximately 4 percent year over year driven by SARS-CoV-2 test sales.
For the three months ended Sept. 30, the Franklin Lakes, New Jersey company posted revenues of $4.78 billion compared to $4.58 billion in the year-ago quarter, and above the analysts' average estimate of $4.48 billion. On a currency-neutral basis, Q4 revenues increased about 4 percent over the prior year.