MOSCOW (MRC) -- Huntsman Corporation reported first-quarter net income to company of USD5 million or USD0.02 per share, compared to USD54 million or USD0.22 per share, prior year. Adjusted net income was USD98 million or USD0.40 per share, for the quarter, said Rttnews.
On average, 12 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of USD0.28 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Adjusted EBITDA was USD285 million compared to USD329 million in the prior year period. The company said the decrease was primarily attributable to an estimated adjusted EBITDA impact of approximately USD60 million from a planned maintenance outage at Port Neches, Texas facility, partially offset by earnings from the performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses that was acquired from Rockwood.
Revenue decreased to USD2.59 billion from USD2.76 billion last year. Analysts expected revenue of USD2.85 billion for the quarter.
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2013 revenues of over USD11 billion. Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. The company's operating companies manufacture products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging.
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