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One-time accounting items are adjusted in EPS to provide a more accurate picture of a company's ongoing profitability. These items are typically unusual or infrequent expenses or revenues that are not expected to recur in the future. To adjust for these, they are identified and removed from the calculation of the EPS. This results in an 'adjusted EPS' that better reflects the company's regular, recurring earnings performance. This adjusted EPS is often used by analysts and investors to compare the performance of different companies, as it removes the impact of one-time items that could distort the comparison.
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"Earnings Per Share (EPS), adjusted to remove one-time accounting items, is a valuable benchmark for measuring how well a stock is performing based on whether the EPS meets, misses or beats analyst's predictions. This will have a substantial impact on short-term share prices. It also provides valuable insight into whether the company is living up to Wall Street's expectations."
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