CF Industries Holdings Q4 Profit Declines - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net earnings attributable to common stockholders of $325.8 million or $5.71 per share, compared to $470.7 million or $7.40 per share in the same period last year.

On average, 21 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $4.49 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues decreased to $1.33 billion from $1.48 billion last year. Analysts expected revenues of $1.24 billion.

On January 31, 2014, CF Industries' Board of Directors declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.00 per common share. The dividend will be paid on February 28, 2014, to stockholders of record as of February 14, 2014.