Air Products Earnings Slide on Energy Costs, Lowers Guidance

摘要

Air Products fscal second-quarter net income fell 2% year- on-year, to $279 million, largely due to higher energy costs. Including discontinued operations, earnings fell 3%, to $296 million. Earnings totaled $1.31/share, slightly short of analysts’ consensus of $1.32/share, as reported by Thomson Reuters (New York). Air Products’ fscal second-quarter ended on March 31.