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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) _ Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $201 million.
On a per-share basis, the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based company said it had profit of 24 cents.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The producer of potash and other fertilizers posted revenue of $1.25 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.49 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $1.27 billion, or $1.52 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.79 billion.
Potash Corp. expects full-year earnings to be 90 cents to $1.20 per share.
Potash Corp. shares have declined 11 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 58 percent in the last 12 months.
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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on POT at http://www.zacks.com/ap/POT
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Keywords: Potash Corp., Earnings Report
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
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CODE : POT.TO |
ISIN : CA73755L1076 |
CUSIP : 73755L1076 |
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Potash Corp. is a producing company based in Canada. Potash Corp. is listed in Canada. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 21.7 billions as of today (US$ 17.2 billions, € 14.4 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on March 24, 1995 at CA$ 10.00, and its highest recent level on September 21, 2007 at CA$ 99.07. Potash Corp. has 840 009 984 shares outstanding. |