date:Dec 20, 2013
3,727.2 million.
Some of the e.p.s. strength in the fiscal second quarter reflected some volume that we were expecting early in the fiscal third quarter, and we still expect good comparable e.p.s. growth in the second half of fiscal 2014, said Gary Rodkin, chief executive officer. Challenging industry conditions make us cautious about the near term, and our fiscal 2014 e.p.s. guidance reflects this. Taking our strong second-quarter e.p.s. performance and the industry environment into considerat