Diversified U.S. conglomerate Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) announced first quarter 2012 operating earnings of 41 cents per share versus 10 cents per share in the year-ago quarter, reflecting a substantial growth of 310.0%. The first quarter results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel.
Textron reported GAAP earnings for the first quarter of 2012 of 40 cents per share, versus 9 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
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