While the decline in JNJ’s share price on a revenue miss was expected, it does not tell the whole story. Johnson & Johnson has long been considered to be one of the pillars of the Dow 30 Industrial composite and the United States’ best-managed health-care company. Up until 2009, Johnson & Johnson had increased its annualized revenue for the past 35 consecutive years. That has all changed because the company’s revenue has declined for the third straight quarter, and revenue for its calendar year ending Dec 31 is expected to decline.
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