Thursday, March 20, 2008

Nike Reports Blowout Earnings...

Nike Inc. (NKE). The Beaverton, Ore.-based footwear and apparel company on Wednesday said third-quarter net income rose to $463.8 million or 92 cents a share from $350.8 million or 68 cents a share same time a year earlier.

The mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was for earnings of 81 cents a share for the quarter. Revenue rose 16% to $4.54 billion from $3.93 billion a year ago, benefiting from favorable currency exchange rates movement, the company said.

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