West Pharmaceutical's Q3 Performance Shows Rising Demand For Syringes, Company Boosts Annual Forecast And Dividend

On Thursday, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE:WST) reported adjusted EPS of $1.85, down from $2.16 a year ago, beating the consensus of $1.50.

The designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems reported sales of $746.9 million, beating the consensus of $709.62 million.

The Proprietary Products Segment’s sales declined by 0.2% to $601.4 million, and the organic net sales decline was 0.5%.

High-value products (components and devices) represented over 75% of segment net sales in the period, led by customer demand for self-injection device platforms.

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