F&P Healthcare says outlook too cloudy for guidance

F&P Healthcare says outlook too cloudy for guidance
Hospital hardware sales are coming off their covid peaks. (Image: supplied)
Paul McBeth
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare says the outlook is too uncertain for it to offer formal guidance after reporting a 2% drop in revenue in the first four months of its financial year.The breathing apparatus maker held a virtual annual meeting today after the nationwide lockdown scuppered plans for a physical meeting, where it updated shareholders on how its business is tracking.Managing director Lewis Gradon told shareholders it generated revenue of $583 million in the four months through July 31, 2% lower than the same period a year earlier on a...

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