Alcon Posts Solid Fourth Quarter Financial Results
HUENENBERG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) reported that global sales rose 5.7 percent to $1.81 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010. Revenue from acquisitions added 100 basis points to sales growth in the quarter, while foreign currency fluctuations reduced reported sales growth by 20 basis points. Excluding these two factors, the organic sales growth rate was 4.9 percent. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2010 rose 13.8 percent to $521 million, or $1.71 per diluted
