Medical diagnostics company, Sonic Healthcare (SHL) reported strong double digit earning and profit growth in the first half of the 2014

Medical diagnostics company, Sonic Healthcare (SHL) reported strong double digit earning and profit growth in the first half of the 2014. Sonic's net profit grew by 17.7% to $177.3 million. Sonic purchase of Labco in Germany helped. CEO Dr Colin Goldschmidt said the company is now able to take advantage of its geographic diversity and added that Sonic's business is secure and growing. Sonic reported an interim dividend of $0.27 up 8% slightly below the market expectation of $0.28. Payment Date 25 March 2014. Watch the full report here: