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发表于 2012-4-24 12:12 PM
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3M Powers Ahead, Lifted by Strong Industrial Sales
By Avi Salzman
3M (MMM) shares rose in early trading after the company reported better than expected first quarter earnings, marked by strong growth in its industrial products. Shares rose 2.5% in early trading.
3M posted EPS of $1.59 on $7.49 billion in revenue, ahead of analysts’ expectations for $1.44 in EPS on $6.95 billion in revenue. U.S. sales grew 6.3%, although sales fell 1.9% in Asia, and slipped 0.1% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company also raised its guidance, lifting its EPS guidance range to $6.35 to $6.50 from $6.25 to $6.50.
3M, because it sells such a wide array of products, is a pretty good bellwether for the U.S. industrial and consumer economy.
In 3M’s industrial and transportation division, which makes aerospace and auto products, among other things, profits rose 16.2%. General Electric (GE) similarly reported strong industrial sales for the first quarter.
But like some other companies, 3M saw sales slip in consumer electronics, on “lower customer production levels.”
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贴这个的原因是3M ER说明了现在全世界的经济基本面,美国比较强,其他地区都弱。美国是继续木秀于林,还是风必摧之,大家拭目以待。
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