Evening star., 1942-10-27
S2.59 a Share Earned
By Pepsi-Co|a Co.
In 9 Months
Net includes Postwar
Refund Granted in
New Revenue Act
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Pepsi-C Cola
Co. and subsidiaries today reported
net profits Of $4,915 900, after Fed
eral income and excess profits taxes,
for the nine months ended Sep
tember 30, or $3.50 a share.
This figure included a 10 per cent
postwar refund Of $565, 900 allowed
IN the recently enacted Revenue Act.
The report said profit was not
comparable with figures reported
for the same period in 1941 because,
as a result Of a merger with Loft,
Inc, certain homecoming losses
from real estate charged against
reserves were deducted in comput-
ing taxes for that period.
Consolidated Edison.
Consolidated Edison Co. Of New
York and subsidiaries reported for
IL months ended September 80 net
income of $28, ,567, ,498, equal to $1.54
q share on the common stock, COM
pared with $34, ,7433, ,604, or $2.08 q
share, In the preceding IL months.
The big utility concern added
that Federal income tax accruals
for the 1912 period included ST.
985 900 in excess of the amount now
believed necessary, which would in
dicate an additional 26 cents COM
mon share was earned.
Addressograph- -MuItigraph.
Addressograph-M -Multigraph Corp.
and Canadian subsidiary, in a pre-
liminary report for the fiscal year
ended July 81, revealed net profit of
81 GA, ,307, equivalent to $2.18 a capi-
tai share and comparing with
$1,510,042, or 81, in the 1941 period
The 1912 net was after provision of
5000, 6,698 for taxes, against $438 99a
last year, and 100000 for contin-
gencies, against $450000.
Barnsdall Oil Co.
Barnsdall Oil Co. reported for the
nine months ended September 80
net profit Of $685., 800, equal to So
cents share, compared with 81, ,453,-
985, or $1.97 share, for the same
period a year ago. Net for the
l941 period included profit of
$2,5l4,158 from the sale Of West
Texas leases.
New York Central.
New York Central Railroad re-
ported for the first nine months of
1912 net income after fixed charges
amounted to s32 ,045, compared
with $21 1924, ,343 in the first nine
months of 1941. The rate of 1912
earnings was equal to $498 a COM
mon share, compared with 1898 in
the l94l period.
New Haven Railroad.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad reported net income of
$l.756,589 for September, an in
crease of $748,591 over the corre-
spending period in 1941.
Gross revenues for the month
were $14,491,144, an increase of
$4,70l 1853 over September last year.
OF this total, freight gained $1,72o,-
424 and passenger $2,696,l3O.
Net income for the nine months
ending September 80, 1912, was $13,-
106,470, which compares with $4.853,-
s4s for the same period in 1941.
Delaware, Lackawanna.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad reported its net income for
the nine months ended September 80
was $3,410, ,145, equal to $2.02 a cap
1tal share, compared with s., ,306, ,066,
or $1.95 q share, in the comparable
period Of last year.
Missouri Pacific.
Missouri Pacific Railroad reported
net railway operating income for
the frst three quarters Of 1912 at
$34 4,832,237, compared with $17,223,-
1894 for the same period last year
and $5,607, 7,149 in 1910.