Alpharma Inc. (ALO) Posts Solid 3rd Quarter Results
Alpharma Inc. published its third quarter results today and those results show the company has advanced towards meeting its goal announced earlier this year of producing positive earnings for the last half of 2008. Alpharma makes and sells specialty pharmaceuticals worldwide for humans and animals. Increases in livestock sales and the resulting need for additional products boosting animal health in the United States helped push Alpharma into the black. Both revenue and operating income increased, leading to higher earnings per share. Alpharma recorded revenue of $175.7 million, a 32% increase in revenue from the third quarter of 2007. Operating income…