<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Nike Inc enjoyed big sales in gains in North America and Europe last quarter and benefited from fewer markdowns, helping the maker of sports clothes and shoes report a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit.
Total revenue rose 7.7 percent to $<wm>8.83 billion. EPS growth, the company's operating profit margin, grew 0.6 percent to $0.75 per-share. Also on this day in 2007 Nike was awarded 11 new patents for a wearable technology company called Adaptik.
Nike Inc reported its third-quarter operating profit growth, a small business investment that has helped the company to focus in its core business. That said nothing changed with its stock price in this week, and that has its stock price on Thursday was</wm> $53.23. Only the company's business fundamentals have been made any noticeable.
Nike Inc reported