Carolina Group Reports Net Income for the First Quarter of 2007.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Loews Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LTR LTR - Langage Temps-Réel. (French for "real-time language") A French predecessor to Ada, LTR is Modula-like with a set of special-purpose real-time constructs based on an event model. It was mentioned in the reference below. ["An Overview of Ada", J.G.P. ) today reported Carolina Group net income for the 2007 first quarter of $188.7 million, compared to $150.1 million in the 2006 first quarter. The increase in net income is primarily due to higher effective unit prices resulting from a December 2006 price increase and lower sales promotion expenses (accounted for as a reduction to net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight ), partially offset by a $24.7 million increase in expenses for the State Settlement Agreements and a 0.9% reduction in unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. volume. Net income per share of Carolina Group stock (NYSE:CG) for the first quarter of 2007 was $1.08, compared to $0.86 in the comparable period of the prior year. Carolina Group stock represented a 62.4% and 45.0% economic interest in the Carolina Group for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net sales for the Carolina Group were $913.0 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to $854.8 million in the 2006 first quarter. Results of operations of the Carolina Group include interest expense on notional no·tion·al adj. 1. Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary. 2. Speculative or theoretical. 3. intergroup in·ter·group adj. Being or occurring between two or more social groups: intergroup relations; intergroup violence. debt of $14.7 million and $19.3 million, net of taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At March 31, 2007, $1.09 billion principal amount of notional intergroup debt was outstanding. The Carolina Group stock, commonly called a tracking stock, is intended to reflect the economic performance of a defined group of the Company's assets and liabilities, referred to as the Carolina Group, principally consisting of the Company's subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. The Carolina Group, a notional group, is not a separate legal entity. The purpose of this financial information is to provide investors with additional information to use in analyzing the results of operations and financial condition of the Carolina Group, and this financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial information of Loews Corporation. At March 31, 2007 there were 108,436,023 shares of Carolina Group stock outstanding, representing a 62.4% economic interest. Depending on market conditions, the Company, for the account of the Carolina Group, from time to time may purchase shares of Carolina Group stock in the open market or otherwise. A separate press release reporting Loews Corporation's consolidated results for the first quarter of 2007 is being issued contemporaneously con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous adj. Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time: the contemporaneous reigns of two monarchs. See Synonyms at contemporary. with this report. A conference call to discuss the first quarter results of Loews Corporation has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT , Monday, April 30, 2007. A live broadcast of the call will be available online at the Loews Corporation website (www.loews.com). Please go to the website at least ten minutes before the event begins to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session of the conference call should dial (877) 692-2592, or for international callers, (973) 582-2757. The conference ID number is 8623030. An online replay will be available at the Company's website following the call. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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