Dow Chemical Tops Estimates, Though Bottom Line Hurt by Charge -- Update
26 Januar 2017 - 3:45PM
Dow Jones News
By Imani Moise
Dow Chemical Co., looking to complete its merger with rival
DuPont Co., posted adjusted earnings above Wall Street's
expectations on Thursday, though the company's bottom line was hurt
by hefty asbestos-related charges.
Sales in plastics, Dow's largest segment, grew 4% to $4.8
billion while the infrastructure solutions segment surged 41% to
$2.4 billion and performance material and chemical sales edged up
1% to $2.41 billion.
DuPont, which reported better-than-expected earnings earlier
this week, and Dow have said their aim is to unite to form an
industrial behemoth worth about $129 billion before breaking up
into companies agriculture, materials, and specialty products like
enzymes and electronic components.
The merger, initially said to close in late 2016, is now
expected to close after March as the companies await regulatory
approval.
Over all, Dow reported a profit of $52 million before the payout
of preferred dividends, down from a year-earlier profit of $4.32
billion. After preferred dividends were paid out, the company
posted a loss of $33 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with a
profit of $3.53 billion, or $2.94 a share, a year earlier.
Excluding certain items, the company earned 99 cents a share, up
from 93 cents a year earlier and above analysts' forecasts for 88
cents, according to Thomson Reuters.
During the quarter, Dow opted to book a more than $1 billion
pretax charge to account for future asbestos-related expenses
covering the next 40 years. Excluding this charge and other items,
the company's earnings grew 6%.
Revenue jumped 14% to $13.02 billion, topping analysts'
expectations of $13.28 billion.
Shares of Dow rose 0.9% to $60.75 in premarket trade. Dow closed
Wednesday at $60.01 and is up 12% over the past three months.
Write to Imani Moise at imani.moise@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 26, 2017 09:30 ET (14:30 GMT)
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