Earnings report

Friday, February 1, 2013

— Companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday include:

Aetna Inc., the insurance company, a profit of $190.1 million, or 56 cents a share, down from $372.6 million, or $1.02 a share, a year ago. Revenue climbed 16 percent to $9.93 billion. Shares fell 72 cents to close at $48.23.

Altria Group Inc., owner of cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, a profit of $1.1 billion, or 55 cents a share, up from $836 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue, excluding excise taxes, rose 3 percent to$4.46 billion. Shares fell 2 cents to close at $33.68.

MasterCard Inc., a profit of $605 million, or $4.86 a share, up from $19 million, or 15 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 10 percent to $1.90 billion. Shares rose $2.40 to close at $518.40.

Viacom Inc., the owner of cable television networks such as Nickelodeon and MTV, a profit of $470 million, or 92 cents a share, up from $212 million, or 38 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue fell 16 percent to $3.3 billion. Shares rose $1.02 to close at $60.35.

Business, Pages 30 on 02/01/2013