Perrigo Launch Investments Hold Income Back, As Firm Girds For 2013
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Perrigo’s consumer business’ 2012 full-year operating income, after GAAP adjustments, increased only 0.8% to $304.96 million, despite the division’s 8% revenue growth to $131 million for the fiscal year. The firm plans to launch more than 60 new products in fiscal 2013.
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