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"The fourth quarter is 16 weeks long and the third quarter 12 weeks; the two are not comparable with each other. Fourth-quarter earnings per share and share counts come from the fourth-quarter results release furnished on Form 8-K on September 24, 2026 (accession 0000909832-26-000084, Exhibit 99.1).",
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"Sign convention: capital expenditures, dividends paid, share repurchases and interest expense are stored as positive amounts. Net cash from investing and financing activities is signed, with a negative figure meaning a net use of cash. Accumulated other comprehensive income is negative because it is an accumulated loss.",
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