Huntsman Corp. Q2 adjusted earnings of $1.01 per share

(RTTNews) - Huntsman Corp. (HUN) reported earnings for its second quarter that increased from the same period last year.

The company's bottom line totaled $623 million, or $1.71 per share. This compares with $183 million, or $0.69 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Excluding items, Huntsman Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $246 million or $1.01 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 17.1% to $2.40 billion from $2.05 billion last year.

Huntsman Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $246 Mln. vs. $144 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $1.01 vs. $0.59 last year. -Revenue (Q2): $2.40 Bln vs. $2.05 Bln last year.