F&P Healthcare lifts earnings guidance as covid-19 boosts demand

F&P Healthcare lifts earnings guidance as covid-19 boosts demand
Rebecca Howard
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare lifted its full-year earnings guidance as it benefits from increased demand on the back of the covid-19 virus outbreak.“We’ve seen better-than-expected sales in our homecare product group combined with continued strong growth in our hospital product group. This includes an increase in demand from China related to the covid-19 coronavirus outbreak,” said chief executive Lewis Gradon.The Auckland-based maker of hospital equipment and personal sleep apnea products now expects full-year operating revenue to be approxi...

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