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Lower Taxes, Pension Benefit Propel Northrop Grumman’s Earnings Higher In Second Quarter

Lower Taxes, Pension Benefit Propel Northrop Grumman’s Earnings Higher In Second Quarter
Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Wednesday reported a huge leap in its bottom line in the second quarter driven primarily by a lower tax rate and a pension benefit and the company increased its profit guidance for 2018 based on a lower than expected tax rate this year.Net income jumped 24 percent to $689 million, $3.93 earnings per share (EPS), from $555 million ($3.16 EPS), beating consensus estimates by nine cents a share. Operating martin rate slipped 1.9 percent to 11.6…

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