Post Holdings Slips To Loss In Q1 - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) Thursday reported first-quarter net loss available to common stockholders of $5.0 million or $0.15 per share, compared to a profit of $7.6 million or $0.23 per share in the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.7 million or $0.02 per share, down from $10.0 million or $0.31 per share in the year-ago period. On average, five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.17 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Sales improved 25.4 percent to $297.0 million from $236.9 million last year. Analysts expected sales of $298.20 million.