By Dave Sebastian 
 

AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) posted lower third-quarter profit as expenses rose, though adjusted profit and revenue beat analysts' expectations.

The biopharmaceutical company reported profit of $1.88 billion, or $1.26 a share, compared with $2.75 billion, or $1.81 a share, in the comparable quarter last year.

Adjusted earnings were $2.33 a share, compared with $2.14 a share a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $2.30 a share.

Revenue grew to $8.48 billion from $8.24 billion in the same period last year. Analysts estimated $8.38 billion in revenue.

Operating costs and expenses grew to $5.86 billion from $5.08 billion a year ago.

 

Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 01, 2019 08:22 ET (12:22 GMT)

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