NBTY reaping market's bounty with 82% first quarter gain in stock price -- Index.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NBTY REAPING MARKET's BOUNTY WITH 82% FIRST QUARTER GAIN in stock price as a growing retail presence enhanced NBTY's appeal in a generally strong market for dietary supplement stocks. A better-than-expected NBTY first quarter -- sales rose 131% and earnings surged ahead 46% -- impressed investors with the strength of the company's core business and the success of its ventures into retail. With a 27-3/8 advance to 60-3/4 at the end of the quarter, NBTY built on a 75% appreciation in stock price for all of 1997.