Friday, 27 July 2007

Sepracor results miss; stock plunges

(Reuters) - Net profit fell to $6.1 million, or 5 cents a share, from $11 million, or 10 cents a share, a year ago. Analysts had on average expected earnings of 36 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.




Revenue rose a less-than-expected 5 percent to $278.1 million, with sales of insomnia drug Lunesta growing just 3 percent to $143.0 million as it struggled to fight off competition from a generic version of rival Ambien.


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