Fullerton’s Beckman Coulter: Fourth-Quarter Income Up 11%

Beckman Coulter Inc. a Fullerton maker of medical instruments, said net income for the fourth quarter totaled $43 million, or 69 cents a share, an increase of 11% from $38.6 million, or 65 cents a share, a year ago. Sales increased 2% to $525.3 million. Net income for the year was up 18% to $125.5 million, or $2.03 a share, from $106 million, or $1.79 a share, for 1999. Sales rose 6% to $1.9 billion.