Procter & Gamble shares up on earnings beat - CNBC

Procter & Gamble's Joy brand dishwashing liquid is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois.

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Procter & Gamble on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations.

Shares of the company rose 3.5% in premarket trading.

Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:

Earnings per share: $1.10, adjusted, vs. $1.05 expected
Revenue: $17.09 billion vs. $16.86 billion expected

Excluding items, Procter & Gamble earned $1.10 per share, beating the $1.05 per share expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

Net sales rose 4% to $17.09 billion, topping expectations of $16.86 billion.

The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company said that it expects fiscal 2020 revenue growth in the range of 3% to 4%. This includes a slight negative impact from foreign currency.

It also expects adjusted earnings per share to increase by 4% to 9%. P&G said that its current forecast for commodities, foreign currency, transportation and tariffs is expected to result in a "modest net benefit" to earnings growth in fiscal 2020.

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