Baxter Intl (NYSE:BAX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.31 by 19.35 percent. This is a 40.32 percent decrease over earnings of $0.62 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.701 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.616 billion by 3.26 percent. This is a 2.90 percent increase over sales of $2.625 billion the same period last year.