Campbell Soup Co. Earnings Climb 20% In Q1

(RTTNews) - Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) announced a profit for its first quarter that advanced from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $297 million, or $0.95 per share. This was up from $248 million, or $0.78 per share, in last year's first quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter fell 2.7% to $2.20 billion. This was down from $2.26 billion last year.

Campbell Soup Co. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $297 Mln. vs. $248 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 19.8% -EPS (Q1): $0.95 vs. $0.78 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 21.8% -Revenue (Q1): $2.20 Bln vs. $2.26 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): -2.7%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $2.75 - $2.83