Control Data said profits rose 94 percent because of a huge after-tax gain.
Last year's results included a $46 million after-tax gain from a number of natural gas contract settlements.
The sale resulted in an after-tax gain of $3.2 billion.
The company's quarterly results included an after-tax gain from restructuring of $8.3 million.
The after-tax gain will total $5 million, or less than a penny a share.
The Post company estimated the deal would produce an after-tax gain of $6 million.
The latest quarter also included an after-tax gain of $9.6 million, or 17 cents a share.
Nova will report an after-tax gain of about $30 million on the sale.
He said the after-tax gain would be around $100 million.
The company had an after-tax gain of $866.6 million from the sale.
