=Sallie Mae (SLM) reported earnings on Tue 24 Apr 2018 (b/o)

Sallie Mae beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides FY18 EPS in-line 

• Reports Q1 (Mar) core earnings of $0.27 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.24; net interest income rose 24.1% year/year to $332.6 mln vs the $313.1 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues in-line guidancefor FY18, sees EPS of $0.99-1.01, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.00 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate and vs prior guidance of $0.97-1.01.