AbbVie Cuts 2024 EPS Guidance to Include Acquisition Costs

In an SEC filing, AbbVie (ABBV) has disclosed that it is lowering its previously issued guidance for 2024 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) by 88 cents due to in-process research and development (IPR&D) expenses incurred for acquisitions and collaborations during the fourth quarter.The adjusted EPS guidance for full-year 2024 was lowered from $10.90-$10.94 to $10.02-$10.06 due to acquisition costs of $1.6 billion on a pre-tax basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this metric is pegged at $10.96.Including ...