
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Thursday posted strong first quarter earnings on lower corporate, divestiture, and business transformation costs, and higher operating earnings despite a slight drop in sales. Net income jumped 35 percent to $386 million, $2.04 earnings per share (EPS), from $285 million ($1.48 EPS) a year ago. Excluding merger and divestiture expenses, a divestiture-related loss, and costs associated with the company’s LHX NeXt transformation, adjusted earnings of $2.41 EPS were up 7 percent and topped consensus estimates by…