Maple Leaf Foods reports a second-quarter profit of $40.8 million. In both outlets, the company says sales rise compared with the same period a year earlier, and it reports earnings of 33 cents per share for the quarter ended June 30.
The Globe and Mail specifies that this per-share profit is lower than the 47 cents per share earned in the same quarter last year, indicating a decline in profitability despite higher sales. The Winnipeg Free Press frames the results as a $40.8 million Q2 profit and notes sales are up from the prior year. Both sources refer to the same quarter period and focus on the key figures for profit and revenue growth, with the main difference being how prominently each outlet highlights the year-over-year change in per-share earnings.
