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What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Friday, Oct. 23.
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Some of the highlights before the bell included software giant Microsoft, the home appliance company Whirlpool and the tech company Honeywell.
BEFORE THE BELL
The company [MSFT
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| 1st Fiscal Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.40 | $0.32 | $0.48 |
| Revenue | $12.92 bil. | $12.31 bil. | $15.06 bil. |
The oilfield services company [SLB
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.65 | $0.63 | $1.25 |
| Revenue | $5.4 bil. | $5.48 bil. | $7.26 bil. |
The international diversified manufacturer [DOV
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.58 | $0.48 | $1.01 |
| Revenue | $1.5 bil. | $1.46 bil. | $1.97 bil. |
The electric and utility company [EXC
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| 4 th Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.96 | $0.96 | $1.07 |
| Revenue | $4.36 bil. | $5.36 bil. | $5.27 bil. |
The home products manufacturer [FO
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.77 | $0.61 | $1.11 |
| Revenue | $1.72 bil. | $1.63 bil. | $1.92 bil. |
The diversified technology and manufacturing company [HON
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] posted earnings of 80 cents a share on revenue of $7.7 billion.
| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.80 | $0.72 | $0.97 |
| Revenue | $7.7 bil. | $7.88 bil. | $9.28 bil. |
The diversified industrial company [IR
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.70 | $0.61 | $0.99 |
| Revenue | $3.48 bil. | $3.56 bil. | $4.31 bil. |
The asset manager [IVZ
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $0.24 | $0.24 | $0.33 |
| Revenue | $705.8 mil. | $687.36 mil. | $827.2 mil. |
The home appliance manufacturer [WHR
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| 3rd Qtr. | Actual | Estimate | Year Ago |
| EPS | $1.15 | $0.77 | $2.15 |
| Revenue | $4.5 bil. | $4.28 bil. | $4.9 bil. |
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*Earnings data based off of Thomson Reuters, and excludes extraordinary items.
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