NBTY Wholesale Operations Spark 230% Net Growth For Fourth Quarter
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Sales by NBTY's U.S. Nutrition/Wholesale division grew 10% to $21 mil. in the firm's fourth quarter, providing a key driver in the company's 230% growth in net income to $38 mil
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