Staples quarterly results top estimates
Top U.S. office supply chain Staples Inc
Net income rose to $176.4 million, or 25 cents a share, in the second quarter, from $129.8 million, or 18 cents a share, a year earlier.
Excluding special items, it earned 22 cents a share. On that basis, analysts on average were expecting 19 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Sales rose 5.2 percent to $5.82 billion, while analysts expected $5.65 billion.
(Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan; editing by John Wallace)
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