Compass: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Compass Minerals International Inc. (CMP) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.5 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

The Overland Park, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The minerals producer posted revenue of $233.6 million in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $234.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $15.5 million, or 37 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.2 billion.

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