Buffalo, New York 11/10/2009 7:00:00 AM
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Chindex (NASDAQ: CHDX) Reports Drop in 2Q Profit

Chindex International Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDX), which sells medical products in China, said Monday its second-quarter profit fell as revenue remained flat and taxes rose, according to Associated Press.

 

Chindex earned $538,000, or 3 cents per share, down from profit of $862,000, or 5 cents per share, during the same period a year prior. Revenue remained flat at $38.1 million.

 

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Product sales fell 10 percent to $17.1 million. Health care services revenue rose 10 percent to $21 million.

 

Chindex's income tax provision quadrupled from last year to about $1 million.

 

President and CEO Roberta Lipson said the medical products unit faced regulatory delays on high-value equipment purchases.

 

Shares of Chindex fell $2.65, or 16.4 percent, to $13.56 in morning trading. The stock has traded between $3.50 and $16.46 over the last 52 weeks.

 

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