Stepan Co. (SCL) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Stepan Co. (SCL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.84 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.64 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 64.71%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this specialty chemicals company would post earnings of $0.35 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.12, delivering a surprise of -65.71%.Over the last four quarter ...