Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) Misses Q1 EPS by 8c, Offers FY15 Outlook

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Compass Minerals Posts 21 Percent Year-over-Year Increase in First-Quarter 2015 Earnings and Reiterates Full-Year Guidance

April 27, 2015 4:15 PM EDT

First-Quarter Highlights:

Net income up 21 percent Adjusted EBITDA* increased 22 percent Margins expanded year-over-year in both businesses

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading producer of essential minerals, reported strong year-over-year earnings growth for the first quarter of 2015 driven primarily by improved pricing.

Our salt segment continued to benefit from improved highway deicing prices, while winter weather salt demand returned to more normalized levels following last years extreme winter. Continued favorable... More