Aug 7 (Reuters) - Bausch Health Cos Inc BHC.N, formerly known as Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:BHC), reported a bigger quarterly loss on Tuesday, due to an income tax provision and an asset impairment charge.
Net loss attributable to the company widened to $873 million, or $2.49 per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from $38 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier. latest quarter included an increase in income tax provision of $343 million and an asset impairment charge of $301 million, the company said.
Total revenue fell to $2.13 billion from $2.23 billion.