India, Aug. 10 -- Alcon Inc. (ALC) reported Tuesday that its second-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was nil, compared with $176 million, or $0.35 per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Excluding items, core net income for the quarter was $410 million, or $0.84 per share, compared with $372 million, or $0.76 per share, a year earlier.
The company reported second-quarter net sales of $2.78 billion, up 8% from $2.58 billion in the prior-year quarter. On a constant-currency basis, sales increased 7%. Gross margin improved to 60.2% from 53.9%.
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