By the metric of inflation-adjusted earnings, stocks got way out of line a few years ago.
But it is just 9 times its innovation-adjusted earnings, not very high for a technology stock.
Boeing goes for a mere 11 times innovation-adjusted earnings, against 21 times bottom-line earnings.
It expects percentage growth in adjusted earnings to be in the low double digits.
Excluding one-time items, the company said it adjusted earnings were 54 cents per share.
Heinz (HNZ) beat earnings expectations with first quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 87 cents a share.
Adjusted earnings per share came in at 29 cents, a penny above consensus estimates.
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It reaffirmed its forecast for adjusted earnings between 18 cents and 20 cents per share.
Adjusted earnings are anticipated to be up more than 30% from the year-ago quarter.
However, adjusted earnings of 23 cents per share fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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Adjusted earnings per share came in at 33 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents.
Facebook reported adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share, squeaking by consensus earnings estimates of 11 cents.
Its adjusted earnings beat Wall Street expectations, as cost cuts helped offset tough pricing competition during the quarter.
The company said that adjusted earnings benefitted from higher mine operating earnings and more favorable realized gold prices.
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Adjusted earnings per share were 50 cents, up 4 percent, while analysts had expected 42 cents per share.
The company expects adjusted earnings of 48 cents to 50 cents per share, in line with analysts' predictions.
Wall Street estimates were calling for adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share.
Adjusted earnings per share--the operating income tracked by Wall Street analysts--were 42 cents, 8 cents below Wall Street's estimates.
Increased operating costs, lower average realized metal prices and increased depreciation charges negatively impacted adjusted earnings, the company said.
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Adjusted earnings missed estimates but rising profits and the prospects of a strong offshore market helped the stock rally.
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It now says adjusted earnings were 9 cents per share in the period.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share.
On Oct. 29, 2012, Haemonetics reported adjusted earnings per share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by more than 18%.
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PepsiCo reported a 20% profit drop from a one-time earnings gain last year, however first-quarter adjusted earnings came in ahead of expectations.
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For the quarter, Xerox now expects adjusted earnings of 28-30 cents a share, down from a previous forecast of 33-35 cents.
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Revenues were slightly below expectations while adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share were well ahead of the 20 cents consensus estimate.
It also provided a 2013 adjusted earnings forecast in line with Wall Street expectations and raised its quarterly dividend by 5.6 percent.
Accordingly, adjusted earnings per share are expected to grow 14% to 15% year over year, versus the prior expectation of 12% to 14%.
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If Hammerson can profitably maintain its expansion spree, it might be worth its stiff multiple, 42 times next year's projection for adjusted earnings.
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Adjusted earnings were 45 cents per share in the latest quarter, well above analysts' expectations of 30 cents, based on a poll by FactSet.
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