Compass Minerals (CMP) Tops Q2 EPS by 9c

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Strong Year-over-Year Increase in Compass Minerals Second-Quarter 2015 Earnings; Company Reiterates Full-Year Guidance

July 27, 2015 4:20 PM EDT

Second-Quarter Highlights:

Net income up 200 percent from 2014 adjusted results Operating earnings increased 79 percent Salt segment earnings set second-quarter record

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Second-quarter earnings for Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading producer of essential minerals, improved significantly from 2014 results, while revenue was essentially flat.

Our salt business demonstrated very strong performance this quarter with record-setting earnings, while our plant nutrition business continues to perform as expected, said Fran Malecha, Compass Minerals president and CEO. I am... More