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Mead Johnson 1st-Quarter Profit Rises as Sales Jump

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.'s (MJN) first-quarter earnings rose 5.1% as maker of nutritional products, such as Enfamil baby formula, recorded a jump in sales.The company confirmed its full-year adjusted per-share earnings outlook, but Chief Executive Stephen W. Golsby noted the company is still cautious about China and Hong Kong amid a new regulation that limits exports from Hong Kong into China."As expected, sales in China were down compared to last year, given higher market share in the first quarter of 2012, although we continued to deliver gains on a sequential basis, with first quarter market share higher than in the fourth quarter of 2012," Mr. Golsby said.The company has generally seen improved sales over the past three years, aided by growth in emerging and developing markets. However, high commodity costs have pressured its margins and bottom line.Mead Johnson reported a profit of $172.5 million, or 85 cents a share, up from $164.2 million, or 80 cents, a year earlier. Excludin...

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