Danaher posts wins across the board for Q4 and full-year 2012

Danaher sees healthy sales growth across all business segments and beats analysts' expectations for the 4th quarter of 2012.

Science and technology company Danaher [1] (NYSE:DHR [2]) posted increases across the board in its latest financial report detailing operations during the 4th quarter and full year of 2012.

The Washington, D.C.-based company reported profits of $630.4 million, or 89¢ per diluted share, on sales of $4.98 billion during the 3 months ended Dec. 31, 2012. That represents a 5.5% bump in sales and 11.9% bump in earnings compared to the same period in 2011, when the company posted $563.5 million in earnings, or 79¢ EPS, on sales of $4.72 billion.