Analysts: Ebos paid nearly twice as much as usual for HPS
Ebos' expensive HPS purchase was a defensive move
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Ebos is paying nearly twice as much for hospital pharmacy company HPS than it usually pays for the businesses it buys, analysts say.
It paid $A154 million for HPS and said it would increase 2018 operating earnings by at least 5%.
The consensus among analysts before the purchase was that Ebos’
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Jenny Ruth
Mon, 29 May 2017
Mon, 29 May 2017
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Analysts: Ebos paid nearly twice as much as usual for HPS
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