LSB (LXU) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Core Insights - LSB (LXU) reported quarterly earnings of $0.07 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of$0.01 per share, and showing improvement from a loss of $0.03 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of 800$134.91 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 23.62% and showing a slight increase from 132.61 million in the same quarter last year [2] - LSB has outperformed the S&P 500, gaining approximately 3.2% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 0.13 on revenues of $137 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$0.41 on revenues of $525.92 million [7] - The estimate revisions trend for LSB is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Chemical - Diversified industry, to which LSB belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 12$0.91 per share, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 35.8%, with revenues anticipated to be $497 million, down 3.2% from the previous year [9][10]