The results were 2 cents more a share than the average analyst estimate, based on a survey of 16 analysts by Zacks Investment Research.

A survey of 16 analysts by Thomson Financial had forecast earnings of 18 cents for the quarter.

Wall Street had been expecting 76 cents a share, according to a survey of 11 analysts by Zacks Investment Research.

That exceeded an average estimate of L262 million in a survey of five analysts.

A recent survey of 22 analysts by Zacks Investment Research produced a consensus estimate that earnings would be 78 cents a share.

The latest results exceeded Wall Street expectations of operating earnings of 55 cents a share, based on a survey of nine analysts.

The results exceeded analyst expectations of $1.02 a share, according to a survey of three analysts by Zacks Investment Research.

The operating earnings beat the average estimate of $1.16 a share, based on a survey of 15 analysts by Zacks Investment Research.

Wall Street had been expecting 46 cents a share, based on a survey of 12 analysts by Zacks Investment Research.

A survey of six analysts by Zacks Investment Research produced an average earnings estimate of $1.16 a share.