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Article: WellPoint Reports 2001 Fourth Quarter Earnings of $1.65 Per Diluted Share; Earnings Per Diluted Share Increased 20.4 Percent From Prior Year's Results.
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- February 11, 2002
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2002
Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share of RightCHOICE,
Which Merged With Wellpoint on January 31, 2002,
Increased 32.8 Percent to $0.85 Per Diluted Share
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (NYSE:WLP) today announced that net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 was $109.9 million, or $1.65 per diluted share. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2000 was $89.5 million, or $1.37 per diluted share.
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $414.7 million, or $6.29 per diluted share. Net income in 2000 was $342.3 million, or ...