Sentence examples for litigation charge from inspiring English sources

DuPont, based in Wilmington, Del., took a litigation charge of 3 cents a share in the quarter.

The Costco Wholesale Corporation said Thursday its quarterly profit fell 29percentt because of softer sales and a litigation charge.

Excluding a litigation charge, MasterCard earned $713 million or $5.65 a share, more than the $5.57 a share that Wall Street analysts were expecting.

That is in contrast to a loss of $244 million, or 27 cents a share, a year ago, when a litigation charge pushed the company to a loss.

Much of the litigation charge is linked to the fallout from the mortgage meltdown, a continuing source of red ink for other big banks as well that isn't likely to subside anytime soon.

Xerox said Friday that a litigation charge left it with a loss of $244 million in the first quarter, but its results, excluding the one-time item, matched Wall Street expectations.

The bank incurred €5.2bn (£4bn) of litigation charges in 2015.

That said, we assume that 2015 will be the last big year for litigation charges".

"We took substantial litigation charges and saw reduced profits in investment banking, leading to a lower quarterly result".

"We maintain our view that 2016 will likely be the last year for mega conduct and litigation charges.

Excluding special items, including litigation charges, profit was 32 cents a share, a penny below the average Wall Street forecast.