GE HealthCare (GEHC) is set to report earnings Wednesday morning, with analysts projecting revenue and profits to rise from the same time last year.

Analysts expect the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:former General Electric division to report $4.87 billion in revenue, narrowly above last year's $4.82 billion, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Net income is expected to rise by a larger margin, about 22% to $458.34 million.

Key Metric: International Sales

After the company 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:said in April that it expected sales growth to be weighted to the back half of 2024, it 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:said in July that macroeconomic headwinds in China led it to lower 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:projections for full-year revenue growth.

GE HealthCare trimmed its full-year revenue forecast to a range of 1% to 2% growth, down from roughly 4% previously. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Stimulus programs in China 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:announced last month could help address some of the headwinds GE HealthCare said would hamper sales.

Business Spotlight: AI Investments

GE HealthCare has made a number of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:investments and partnerships in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:artificial intelligence (AI) sector this year, including a partnership with Amazon (AMZN) 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Web Services to develop AI healthcare tools.

Earlier this week, the company announced an "AI Innovation Lab" to speed up the growth of a number of its AI efforts like breast cancer detection software and AI "agents" with expertise in specific areas of care.

GE HealthCare shares have gained about 15% since the start of the year, at $88.90 as of Thursday's close.