UPDATE: F& P Healthcare says earnings growth may stall in 2015 as currency rates bite

UPDATE: F& P Healthcare says earnings growth may stall in 2015 as currency rates bite
(Adds investor, company comment) By Tina Morrison May. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp, which exports 98 percent of its breathing masks and respirators, expects profit growth to stall in the coming year as it takes a $32 million hit to operating profit, reflecting reduced hedging contracts and less favourable currency spot rates. The Auckland-based company said profit rose 26 percent to $97.1 million in the year ended March 31, in line with guidance, and it expects "similar" profit in the 2015 year. Operating revenu...