The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), the largest US chemical manufacturer, released a financial report on Thursday (April 26) that its first-quarter net profit fell by 30%, mainly due to a $357 million pretax charge related to factory closures.
The company’s net profit for the quarter fell to US$412 million, or 35 cents per share, from US$625 million, or 54 cents, per share for the same period last year. Excluding restructuring expenses and other one-time items related to factory closures, the company’s earnings per share for the quarter were 61 cents, which was higher than the average estimate of 59 cents for analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue was unchanged from the previous year at $14.7 billion, which was lower than the average analyst estimate of $14.96 billion.
Dow said that it will close some factories in the United States, Europe and Brazil in response to weak demand in the European market.
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