Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) reported quarterly Adj earnings of $0.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.57 by 14.04 percent. This is a 27.45 percent increase over earnings of $0.51 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.99 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.52 billion by 31.25 percent. This is a 1.22 percent increase over sales of $1.97 billion the same period last year.