(Reuters) – Supermarket major Ahold Delhaize on Wednesday raised its annual outlook again and expects now low-double-digit diluted underlying earnings per share growth versus a prior mid-single-digit guidance, as it posted a strong increase in sales and earnings in the third quarter.
The group, which operates supermarkets in Europe and the United States, nudged up its annual earnings per share outlook in August for the second time this year.
Ahold Delhaize on Wednesday said its underlying operating income jumped to 993 million euros ($999.06 million) between July and September, above the 885 million euros expected by a company-compiled consensus
($1 = 0.9939 euros)
(Reporting by Diana Mandiá; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
