July 30, 2021 -- Qiagen announced sales increases in its financial report for the second quarter of 2021.
The company reported that net sales rose 28% to $567 million. For the first half of 2021, net sales rose 39% to $1.14 billion.
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was 52¢ in the second quarter of 2021, while the adjusted EPS was 67¢ against the outlook for a coupon equivalent rate of 62¢ to 64¢. The EPS was up 22% from 55¢ in the second quarter of 2020. For the first half of 2021, the diluted EPS was $1.08, while the adjusted EPS was $1.33, up 49% from 89¢ in the first half of 2020.
Company leaders said the results are driven by performance in the company's non-COVID product groups.