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Article: SYSCO Achieves 16.7% Rise in Second Quarter EPS.
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- January 27, 2003
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003
SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, today announced results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2003 ended December 28, 2002.
Second Quarter Highlights:
-- Diluted earnings per share rose 16.7% to $0.28 compared to $0.24 in the same period last year
-- Net earnings increased 16.4% to $185 million vs. $159 million in last year's second quarter
-- Sales for the quarter grew 13.6% to $6.3 billion vs. $5.6 billion last year
-- Real sales growth for the second quarter was 7.6%
-- Marketing associate-served sales as a ...