India, July 23 -- Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) on Thursday reported a lower profit in the second quarter, as revenues increased 14%.

Net income declined to $241.9 million or $0.42 per share from $333.2 million or $0.56 per share last year, primarily reflecting a higher tax provision and impairment charges.

Adjusted earnings were $0.78 per share, compared with $0.67 per share a year earlier.

Second-quarter net sales increased 13.6% to $1.74 billion from $1.53 billion a year ago, while constant-currency sales grew 12.5%.

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