Greif (GEF) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Greif (GEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 535%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this industrial packaging company would post earnings of $1.30 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.56, delivering a surprise of 20%.Over the last four quarters, the com ...