Novartis increses net sales. Net income $2B
Novartis has ended third quarter 2019 with reported net income of $2.0 billion, which as an 8% increase, driven by higher operating income and higher income from associated companies, saying in the press release Tuesday that its EPS was USD 0.90 (+11%, +14% cc), growing faster than net income driven by lower weighted average number of shares outstanding.