Xerox’s quarterly revenue falls 4.4 percent

The logo of Xerox company is seen on a building in Minsk, Belarus, March 21, 2016.

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Xerox Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as the printer and copier maker recorded lower restructuring charges.

The company, which is splitting into two to separate its printer and business process outsourcing businesses, took $71 million in restructuring and related charges in the second quarter, less than the $100 million it estimated in April.

The company also cut its estimate for one-time pretax separation costs to $175 million-$200 million from $200 million-$250 million.

Xerox left its full-year estimate for restructuring and related charges unchanged at about $300 million and said it was on track to meet its annualized cost savings target of about $700 million.

The company had taken $157 million in restructuring charges in the year-earlier quarter.

Xerox also said on Friday that it cut about 1,300 jobs globally in the quarter ended June 30.

Net income from continuing operations rose about 45 percent to $155 million, or 15 cents per share.

Excluding items, Xerox earned 30 cents per share, beating the average analyst estimate of 25 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Revenue fell 4.5 percent to $4.39 billion, in line with the average estimate.

(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)