The knowledge gained and the rapport built with customers will go a long way to making the acquisition accretive.

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Management expects the acquisition to be accretive to the bottom-line in the fiscal second quarter of 2013.

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Still the acquisition will be accretive to earnings almost immediately.

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The deal is expected to be accretive in the second year fgollowing the acquisition excluding certain items and purchase-accounting effects.

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The company expects the acquisition to be 5-10 cents a share accretive in 2011.

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Martin is also bullish on Time Warner because of its acquisition of cable operator Adelphia, which will be accretive to earnings and create a "separate currency" for the company's cable assets.

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The acquisition does not change AMD's 2012 financial guidance and the transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings after 2012.

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The acquisition will be on a cash-free, debt-free basis and is expected to be significantly accretive to ARRIS' Non-GAAP earnings starting in the first full year after closing.

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