Meanings of modestly accretive in anglès

It said the deal should be neutral to modestly accretive to its 2012 earnings.

The Everett, Washington-based company expects the deal to be modestly accretive to earnings per share in 2012.

He expects the deal to be immaterial to Target's near-term results and modestly accretive to earnings per share in 2018.

Beckman Coulter said it expects the deal to be be essentially neutral or modestly accretive to its 2008 GAAP earnings per share.

Robinson, which has 53,000 contracted carriers, said it expects the deal to be modestly accretive in the first year.

It expects the deal to be completed by the end of the third quarter and be at best modestly accretive to its 2012 earnings.

PartnerRe Chief Financial Officer Albert Benchimol told Reuters the acquisition was expected to be modestly accretive to PartnerRe's book value, and open up significant opportunities.

Robinson, which arranges freight transport through its 53,000 contracted carriers, said it expects the deal to be modestly accretive in the first year.