This article has been updated from a previous version to include comments from Becton Dickinson's earnings call.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Becton Dickinson reported today that its fiscal fourth quarter revenues fell 2 percent year over year, driven by divesture of it's of the respiratory solutions business. 

For the three months ended Sept. 30, the company posted revenues of $3.17 billion compared to $3.23 billion in the year-ago quarter, beating Wall Street analysts' average estimate of $3.15 billion.