HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Orthopedic product maker Orthofix International raised its full-year profit guidance Thursday on expected cost reductions. The company said it now expects 2008 profit between $1.65 and $1.80 per share, a 20 cents per share boost to its prior guidance range. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial currently predict profit of $1.46 per share. Orthofix said it expects to record lower costs after ending its program to find possible buyers for some of its assets.
