henry schein inc shares slipped 65 to 8286 thursday after the company showed a decline in profit despite slightly higher revenue in the latest quarter the company which provides healthcare products and services to medical dental and veterinary officebased practitioners reported earnings before the market opened that showed a 68 decline in net income to 47 million or 34 cents a share for the fourth quarter that ended on dec 31 that compared with net income of 147 million or 105 a share for the same period a year earlier sales edged up to 337 billion from 333 billion analysts polled by factset expected 335 billion the stock is on pace for its largest percentage decrease since february 2021 when it fell 81 and was at one point the secondbiggest decliner in the sp 500