Feb 14 (Reuters) - Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc:
* QTRLY NET SALES $1,643 MILLION VERSUS $1,578 MILLION LAST YEAR
* DR PEPPER - RECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFIT OF $297 MILLION, MAINLY DRIVEN BY REVALUATION OF DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, INCREASED DILUTED EPS BY $1.62 FOR FY
* DR PEPPER - BEGINNING IN 2018, BELIEVE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 26%-27% Source text for Eikon: (bit.ly/2EslTkM) Further company coverage: