Global Payments (GPN) Tops Q1 EPS by 14c; Announces Two-for-One Stock Split

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) reported Q1 EPS of $1.57, $0.14 better than the analyst estimate of $1.43. Revenue for the quarter came in at $537 million versus the consensus estimate of $530.5 million.

Global Payments sees FY2015 EPS of $5.77-$5.92, versus the consensus of $5.72. Global Payments sees FY2015 revenue of $2.06-2.10 billion, versus the consensus of $2.13 billion.

Global Payments’ Board of Directors has declared a two-for-one stock split of the company’s common stock to be effected in the form of a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock. The stock dividend will be payable on November 2, 2015 to all shareholders of record as of October 21, 2015.

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