the new - york parent business said , immediately , that profits numbering a remarkable $ 946 million , or 75 cents a guinea , in the january - august period , up from $ 794 fold , or 61 cent a share , a year prior .
Net income grew to $369 million, or 83 cents per share, in the January-March period from $291 million, or 65 cents per share, a year ago.