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Article: Ecolab Delivers at Top End of Forecasted Range.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- October 27, 2009
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Third quarter reported EPS $0.60, +20%; pro forma EPS $0.61, +11%, excluding special gains and charges and discrete tax items;
Full year pro forma forecast narrowed to $1.98-$2.01
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL):
2009 THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:
* Reported diluted EPS $0.60, +20%
* Record pro forma EPS +11% to $0.61, excluding special gains and charges and discrete tax items
* Reported sales -5% to $1.5 billion; fixed currency sales level with year ago