Word: nets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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RAILROAD EARNINGS Though the Pennsy and Central gross more than any other U.S. railroad, their percentage of net profit is far less than other leading roads. Comparative 1956 figures for the nation's top ten roads...
...side was Du Pont (see below), with a solid 7% increase in both sales and net. Earnings were $2.14 a share, v. $1.99 last year. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. raised its volume and net 4%; Eastman Kodak did even better. On a 10.2% increase in sales (from $175.6 million to $193.5 million), it raised profits 14% (from $22.2 million to $25.4 million...
Despite below-capacity operation in many segments of the steel industry, Republic Steel raised its nine-month earnings 30%, for a record $73 million, and Inland Steel lifted its nine-month net to $43 million, 18% over 1955, its best previous year. Among the oil companies, hurt by overproduction, Socony Mobil and Shell Oil both reported profit dips. But Phillips Petroleum and Texas Co. reported 1957 profits ahead...
...time-payment sales to farmers as manager of Harvester's credit bureau, was named executive vice president when President Moulder took over. Jenks, who is also slated to succeed Chairman and Chief Executive John McCaffrey, now past retirement age, faces the task of shoring up International Harvester, whose net income dropped $3,000,000 to $31,347,000 in the first nine months...
...halfback Don Klages, who was the leading ground-gainer for the Green, totalling 109 yards on 12 carries. The most damage, however, was done by the first-string backfield of Bradley, Pratt, Jim Burke and John Crouthamel. These four carried a total of 18 times for a net gain of 165 yards or an average of 9.2 yards per carry...