date:Jul 28, 2012
I am confident we are operating with the discipline, flexibility and customer centricity necessary to enable us to continue driving e.p.s. growth in excess of revenue growth over the long run.
For the nine months ended July 1, earnings were up 16% to $1,025.1 million, or $1.33 per share, which compared with earnings of $887.4 million, or $1.15 per share, during the same period of the previous year. Revenue for the period was $9,935.4 million, up 15% from $8,668.7 million.
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