McKesson earnings clarification
Executive Summary
Whslr.'s third quarter net profit from continuing operations was off .3% to $17.5 mil. The Jan. 28 issue of "The Pink Sheet" reported McKesson net down 5.5% to $17.8 mil. -- however, the quarter-to-quarter comparison is distorted by the one-time gain of $4.5 mil. in third quarter of 1983 from disposition of McKesson's Mueller food business