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The following information $($in millions of dollars$)$ is available for $L$ Brands for a recent year: sales revenue $$8,840,$ net income $$238,$ preferred dividend $$0,$ and weighted$-$average common shares outstanding $340$ million.

Compute the earnings per share for L Brands. $($Round answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.15\mathrm{.}25.)$

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