DuPont Earnings Beat Expectations; Shares Rise

DuPont reported fourth-quarter earnings per share (excluding-items) of 11 cents on Tuesday and fourth-quarter revenue of $7.3 billion.

Wall Street had expected DuPont to report earnings (excluding-items) of 7 cents a share on $7.3 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates. (Read more below the video.)

DuPont CEO on Q4 Earnings & Agriculture BizDuPont reported Q4 revenue of $7.3 billion versus and estimate of $7.258 billion. More on the quarter and what's ahead for the company, with DuPont Chairman & CEO Ellen Kullman.

DuPont Shares were up more than 1 percent in pre-market trading.

The company also provided a 2013 earnings forecast that was above market expectations. The company said 2013 earnings per share would be between $3.85 and $4.05. Analysts had forecast 2013 earnings per share of $3.84. Its 2013 revenue forecast however was in line with expectations of $36 billion.

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