11.   Analysts had on average been expecting little change in net profit for the full year.

12.   Analysts polled by Bloomberg News projected net profit to be about level with last year, expecting the charge associated with the SolidWorks purchase to be higher.

13.   Analysts expect the company to say net profit more than quadrupled from the year-ago period.

14.   Analysts had expected little change in net profit amid rising competition and high costs.

15.   Analysts use those to predict net profit.

16.   As public companies quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, they report net profit and publish considerably more information than Goldman does.

17.   Barely a year ago, outgoing Chief Executive Edzard Reuter told shareholders they could expect net profit to increase one-third.

18.   BELGIAN stocks rose for the second straight day as expectations that Petrofina SA will report strong first-half net profit lifted optimism.

19.   Besides, despite these marketing and retail costs, net profits are rising rapidly for luxury goods companies.

20.   Blayau, the chairman, said at a press conference that full-year net profit could be higher than analysts are forecasting.