Rockwood Holdings, Incorporated (ROC)

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Q3 Adj EPS 19c vs 45c Beats 15c Est

Monday , October 26, 2009 08:25ET

QUARTER RESULTS
Rockwood Holdings, Incorporated (ROC) reported Q3 results ended September 2009. Q3 Revenues were $786.20M; -10.74% vs yr-ago; BEATING revenue consensus by +4.97%. Q3 EPS was 13c. Adjusted Q3 EPS was 19c; -57.78% vs yr-ago; BEATING earnings consensus by +26.67%.

Q3 RESULTS      Reported      Year-Ago     Y/Y Chg      Estimate    SURPRISE 
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 Revenues:       $786.20M      $880.80M     -10.74%      $748.98M      +4.97% 
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 EPS:                 13c           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A 
 Adj EPS:             19c           45c     -57.78%           15c     +26.67% 
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Consensus estimate data provided by Reuters.
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