Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.53 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 171.70%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this aluminum products company would post earnings of $0.46 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.33, delivering a surprise of -28.26%.Over the last four qu ...