Courtesy of Benzinga.
Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) shares are soaring in Thursday’s after hours trading session after the company reported a blowout fourth quarter and raised guidance. Herbalife (HLF) reported a 25 percent increase in earnings to $0.86 per share. This crushed Street consensus EPS estimates of $0.73.
Net sales for the company set a record at $3.5 billion, a 26 percent increase over last year’s fourth quarter.
Looking ahead to fiscal 2012, Herbalife now sees earnings per share in a range between $3.40 and $3.60 which compares to previous guidance of $3.25-3.45. Wall Street analysts currently have consensus EPS estimates of $3.48 for fiscal 2012.
In Thursday’s after hours trading session, HLF shares have risen 5.49% to $65.89.
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