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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Agrium Inc. (AGU) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $101 million.
The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option gains, came to 71 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 69 cents per share.
The agricultural products and services company posted revenue of $2.52 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.89 billion.
Agrium expects full-year earnings to be $7.10 to $7.40 per share.
Agrium shares have increased roughly 1 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen almost 2 percent in the last 12 months.
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Agrium Inc.
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CODE : AGU.TO |
ISIN : CA0089161081 |
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Agrium Inc. est une société de production minière basée au Canada. Agrium Inc. est cotée au Canada et aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 20,0 milliards CA$ (15,9 milliards US$, 13,3 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 29 décembre 2000 à 10,00 CA$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 29 décembre 2017 à 144,58 CA$. Agrium Inc. possède 138 175 400 actions en circulation. |