Earnings jump at Jacobs
26 July 2011
US contractor Jacobs reported a US$ 71.7 million year-on-year increase in net earnings to US$ 90.7 million for the third quarter, while revenues rose to US$ 2.7 million, compared to US$ 2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
The earnings comparison was skewed by the fact that Jacob's had…