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WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) Earnings Q4 2010




View WellPoint's (NYSE: WLP) Q4 Earnings Report 


Highlights:

  • Fourth quarter 2010 net income was $1.40 per share, including net investment gains of $0.07 per share
  • Full-year 2010 net income was $6.94 per share, including net investment gains of $0.23 per share, partially offset by an impairment charge of $0.03 per share
  • Medical enrollment exceeded 33.3 million members as of Dec. 31, 2010, down 347,000 members, or 1.0 percent, from approximately 33.7 million at the close of 2009
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses declined by $271 million during the year, and the SG&A expense ratio increased 40 basis points to 16.4 percent for Q4 2010
  • Full year 2011 net income is expected to be at least $6.30 per share; the company plans to provide additional details at its Investor Day scheduled for Feb. 23, 2011

      Check out WellPoint's current earnings estimates from CNN Money

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      WellPoint's website: www.wellpoint.com

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