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Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's third largest PC maker, today announced healthy first quarter revenue of $3.9bn, up 13 per cent. The Chinese firm said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that net income for the three months ended 30 June had leapt to $66.8m, or 0.74 cents a share, from $5.2m, or 0.06 cents a year …

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  1. Patrick Ernst

    13 Fold?

    13 fold != 13 percent

    2 fold = times 2, 3 fold = times 3. At least that's what I got taught.

  2. sleepy

    In UK speech . . .

    That's sales up 13%, profits up 13-fold. Article misread, not mis-written, Patrick Ernst.

  3. Kelly Fiveash (Written by Reg staff)

    13-fold does not relate to the 13 per cent figure

    This should already be clear from the story, but just to repeat:

    The 13 per cent figure refers to Lenovo's total Q1 revenue.

    The 13-fold increase is the firm's net income which now stands at $66.8m, up from last year's $5.2m.

  4. Patrick Ernst

    This why I'm not an accountant

    "net income for the three months ended 30 June had leapt to $66.8m, or 0.74 cents a share, from $5.2m"

    Yup. finally got the right info - embedded in the story, where you actually have to *read* it. :-)

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