Platform Specialty: 3Q Earnings Snapshot

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Platform Specialty Products Corp. (PAH) on Thursday reported a loss of $408.9 million in its third quarter.

The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of $1.42 per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and non-recurring costs, were 4 cents per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 4 cents per share.

The specialty chemical and printing products posted revenue of $488.5 million in the period.

Platform Specialty shares have climbed roughly 10 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed almost 2 percent in the last 12 months.

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