NCR Reports Q4 EPS of $.55 vs. $.51

NCR Corporation NCR reported financial results today for the three months ended December 31, 2010. Reported revenue of $1.4 billion increased 5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009 on both an actual and constant currency basis. NCR reported fourth-quarter income from continuing operations (attributable to NCR) of $32 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to income from continuing operations (attributable to NCR) of $41 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. Income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2010 included $52 million ($43 million or $0.26 per diluted share, after-tax) of pension expense, a $14 million ($9 million or $0.06 per diluted share, after-tax) impairment charge related to an investment, and an $8 million ($5 million or $0.03 per diluted share, after-tax) litigation charge. Income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2009 included $41 million ($24 million or $0.16 per diluted share, after-tax) of pension expense, a $24 million ($16 million or $0.10 per diluted share, after-tax) impairment charge related to an equity investment and related assets, and $6 million ($4 million or $0.02 per diluted share, after-tax) of incremental costs related to the relocation of the company's global headquarters. Excluding these items, non-GAAP income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.55 per diluted share compared to $0.53 in the prior year period.