Huntsman Corp. Q1 Income Rises 58%

(RTTNews) - Huntsman Corp. (HUN) released earnings for its first quarter that rose from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $139 million, or $0.57 per share. This was up from $88 million, or $0.37 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.38 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 4.7% to $2.47 billion. This was up from $2.36 billion last year.

Huntsman Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $139 Mln. vs. $88 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 58.0% -EPS (Q1): $0.57 vs. $0.37 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 54.1% -Analysts Estimate: $0.38 -Revenue (Q1): $2.47 Bln vs. $2.36 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 4.7%