The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[DewDiligence]

DE’s (GAAP) EPS guidance for FY2013* is $8.40 (+10% vs $7.63 in FY2012):

http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/Corporate/investor_relations/pdf/financialdata/reports/2013/2013_firstquarter.pdf

The $8.40 figure is derived from DE’s actual guidance of $3.3B in net income and an assumed diluted share count of 393M. (This guidance was given when DE reported FY1Q13 results on 2/13/13.)

*Fiscal year ending 10/31/13.