Saturday, July 30, 2011

Investopedia: Eaton's Growth Still Industrial Strength

For all of the worries about another slowdown in the economy, many industrial conglomerates are reporting solid growth in calendar second quarter results. Eaton (NYSE:ETN) is clearly among them. What is interesting, though, is the extent to which this growth has been bulwarked by the emerging markets - a circumstance that is tiding over many of these companies in lieu of a stronger domestic market. 

Solid Second Quarter Results  
For the Q2, Eaton reported that revenue grew more than 21%. Stripping out acquisitions, foreign currency and the like, organic growth was more on the order of 14%. Unusual for many industrial companies, Eaton management also provides its opinion on end market growth, and it believes its end markets grew 12% in the quarter - suggesting some meaningful share growth for the company.


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