(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 30 apr - The US pharmaceutical group Bristol Myers Squibb said that in the first quarter it posted a 9% year-on-year increase in earnings per share to 1.31 dollars but adjusted EPS fell 12% to 1.58 dollars.

Total revenue rose 3% to 11.489 billion dollars. The top line rose a currency-neutral 1%.

The company reaffirmed its full year guidance but expects revenue and adjusted EPS to trend toward the upper end of their guidance ranges.

The revenue range is 46.0-47.5 billion dollars and the.

adjusted EPS range 6.05-6.35 dollars.

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