Baxter Intl (NYSE:BAX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.37 by 45.95 percent. This is a 8.47 percent decrease over earnings of $0.59 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.960 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.795 billion by 5.88 percent. This is a 5.34 percent increase over sales of $2.810 billion the same period last year.