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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Omnicell Inc., which makes pharmacy-management systems and other devices, said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell sharply as product sales declined as health care firms remained cautious on equipment spending.
The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., earned $854,000, or 3 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Sept. 30. That's down from $2.9 million, or 9 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Excluding $4.2 million in costs to issue stock options to workers, adjusted profit totaled 10 cents per share in the latest period, meeting a consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Revenue slipped 16 percent to $54 million from $64.3 million, but still topped analysts' $53 million average forecast.
Omnicell shares rose 25 cents to close at $11 on Thursday.
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