Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP)

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Automatic Data Processing Inc., Common-Size Consolidated Income Statement (quarterly data)

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	Revenues, other than interest on funds held for clients and PEO revenues
	Interest on funds held for clients
	Professional Employer Organization (PEO) revenues
	Revenues
	Operating expenses
	Systems development and programming costs
	Depreciation and amortization
	Costs of revenues
	Gross profit from continuing operations
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses
	Separation costs
	Goodwill impairment
	Operating income
	Interest expense
	Other income (expense), net
	Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
	Provision for income taxes
	Net earnings from continuing operations
	Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
	Net earnings

Item	Description	The company
Operating income	The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.	Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s operating income as a percentage of revenues declined from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 but then increased from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 not reaching Q3 2018 level.
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.	Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes as a percentage of revenues declined from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 but then increased from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 not reaching Q3 2018 level.
Net earnings	The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.	Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s net earnings as a percentage of revenues declined from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 but then increased from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 not reaching Q3 2018 level.

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