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Brett Horn
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Paychex Reports Fiscal First Quarter Results, Releases Dampened 2017 Guidance

Paychex released first-quarter earnings that were mostly in line with our expectations.  Total revenue grew 11% year over year to $773.5 million, with earnings per share growing only 3%. The biggest reason for earnings growth that trailed the double-digit jump in revenue is Paychex’s tax rate in the first quarter. In the first quarter of 2017, Paychex had a tax rate of 33% compared with 30% the previous year. 
However, the company did release a dampened sales outlook for Payroll Service revenue...
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Paychex Inc.

Paychex is a provider of integrated human capital management (HCM) solutions for payroll, benefits, human resource (HR), and insurance services for small- to medium-sized businesses. The company's portfolio of HCM and employee benefit-related services include: payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; regulatory compliance services (new-hire reporting and garnishment processing); HR Solutions Administrative Services Organization; retirement services administration; HR administration services, including time and attendance; other HR services and products; business services; Professional Employer Organization services; and insurance services.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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