Eaton's (ETN) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss

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Eaton Corporation (ETN - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.53 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The reported earnings were at the higher end of management’s guided range of $1.45-$1.55 per share. Moreover, the bottom line marked a 10% improvement from the year-ago level.    

Revenues

Total revenues in the quarter came in at $5,533 million, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5,648 million by 2%. However, quarterly revenues were 0.8% higher than the year-ago quarter.

The year-over-year revenue increase, which includes 2.5% organic sales growth, was partially offset by a 1.5% negative impact from currency translation.

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