WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) reported that its first-quarter net income attributable to common shareholders declined to $333 million or $0.71 per share, from $659 million or $1.34 per share in the same quarter last year. Earnings from Continuing Operations before special items increased to $0.84 per share from $0.75 per share in the year ago quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Net revenues for the quarter declined to $4.21 billion from $4.38 billion in the prior year quarter. Thirteen analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $4.26 billion for the quarter.
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