After adjusting for one-time events, the company reported EPS of 11 cents which beat consensus estimates by 22%.

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The exchange rates between different currencies provided a mechanism for adjusting to shocks and economic events which affected different countries differently.

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However, this year the fourth quarter was one week shorter than the comparable quarter a year ago, so after adjusting for that and other one-time events the company said that profit would have been about even and sales would have actually posted slight gains.

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