Thursday, April 26, 2007

UPDATE 1-Thermo Fisher Scientific profit jumps on merger

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 26 - Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. reported sharply higher net profit in its first full quarter since Thermo Electron acquired the larger Fisher Scientific International.

The combined entity posted net profit of $138.9 million, or 31 cents per share, compared with $46.9 million, or 28 cents a share, a year earlier for Thermo Electron.


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