Hansen Natural Corp. (HANS) announced that its third-quarter net income increased to $56.5 million, or $0.60 per share, from $52.4 million, or $0.54 per share in the same quarter last year.
Operating income for the 2009 third quarter increased 13.6 percent to $92.9 million from $81.8 million in the comparable 2008 quarter.
Net sales for the quarter increased 8.1% to $307.9 million from $285.0 million a year ago.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.63 per share on revenues of $309.19 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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