Ecolab Third Quarter Reported Diluted EPS $1.59; Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.71, +12%; 2019 Adjusted Diluted EPS Forecast Narrowed to $5.80 to $5.90, +10% to 12% From Previous $5.80 to $6.00 Range

Go back to Ecolab Third Quarter Reported Diluted EPS $1.59; Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.71, +12%; 2019 Adjusted Diluted EPS Forecast Narrowed to $5.80 to $5.90, +10% to 12% From Previous $5.80 to $6.00 Range

Ecolab (ECL) Reports In-Line Q3 EPS, Revenues Miss; Narrows FY19 EPS Guidance Below Consensus

October 29, 2019 8:32 AM EDT

Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) reported Q3 EPS of $1.71, in-line with the analyst estimate of $1.71. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.82 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion.

THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

Reported diluted EPS $1.59, +7%.Adjusted diluted EPS $1.71, +12%, excluding special gains and charges and discrete tax items. Currency translation was an unfavorable $0.03 per share.Reported sales +2%. Acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales +2% as steady growth in the Institutional and Other segments was partially offset by a 3% decline in Energy and moderately softer Industrial markets.Strong adjusted fixed currency operating margin expansion,... More