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 Xerox Corp. 's third-quarter net income grew 6.2% on 7.3% higher revenue, 
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earning mixed reviews from Wall Street analysts.
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 Quarter net for the business-machines and financial-services company rose to $155 million, or $1.41 a share, from $146 million, or $1.37 a share, in the year-earlier period.
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 Revenue rose to $4.45 billion from $4.15 billion.
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 In New York Stock Exchange composite trading, Xerox closed at $62.75 a share, up $1. 
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 Sales growth and profit in business products and systems 
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-- Xerox's main business -- 
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were disappointing, 
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said B. Alex Henderson, 
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who follows the company for Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. 
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 Sales of Xerox copiers and other office products grew 1.6%; 
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we expected growth of 6% to 7%, 
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Operating-profit margins slipped almost 18%, to 4.3% of sales, 
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with competitors such as Eastman Kodak Co. faltering in copier sales, 
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Xerox's sales increases were encouraging, 
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says Eugene Glazer of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. 
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They are holding their own in a weak market,
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 and the restructuring is working, 
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 David T. Kearns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer, cited the restructuring and strong cost controls for the 13% growth in profit from business products and systems operations.
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 Mr. Glazer expects Xerox to experience tough sledding, though, in financial services 
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because of rate pressures and uncertainty 
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surrounding tax treatment of capital gains.
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 In the quarter, the Crum & Forster insurance unit reported $200 million before tax of capital gains from property and casualty operations.
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 The subsidiary also increased reserves by $140 million, however, 
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and set aside an additional $25 million for claims 
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connected with Hurricane Hugo.
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 For the nine months, Xerox earned $492 million, or $4.55 a share, up 5.8% from $465 million, or $4.32 a share.
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 Revenue rose 7.6% to $12.97 billion from $12.05 billion.
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