3M: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
Posted Apr 25, 2019 4:40 am.
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ 3M Co. (MMM) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $891 million.
On a per-share basis, the St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of $1.51. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.23 per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.50 per share.
The maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics posted revenue of $7.86 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.09 billion.
3M shares have increased 15 per cent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has increased 17 per cent. The stock has risen 9 per cent in the last 12 months.
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