Stepan Co. (SCL) Reports Q4 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

Stepan Co. (SCL) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35. This compares to earnings of $0.12 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -105.71%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this specialty chemicals company would post earnings of $0.36 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.48, delivering a surprise of +33.33%.Over the last four quarters, the compa ...