RICHMOND, Va., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
First quarter highlights:
-- Record quarterly net sales of $668.2 million, up 13.4% year over year
and 11.5% sequentially
-- Record net income, excluding special items, of $65.4 million, or $0.70
per share, up 12.5% over the same period last year
-- Record quarterly Catalysts segment income of $51.7 million resulting in
segment income margins of 18.7%
First Quarter
Ended March 31,
In thousands, except per share amounts 2008 2007
Net Sales $ 668,177 $ 589,238
Operating Profit $ 83,814 $ 81,592
Net Income $ 63,261 $ 58,108
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.68 $ 0.60
Diluted earnings per share - special item $ (0.02) $ -
Diluted earnings per share excluding special item $ 0.70 $ 0.60
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) reported first quarter 2008 net
income of $63.3 million, or 68 cents per share, up from $58.1 million, or
60 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2007. Excluding $2.1 million
of after tax special item charges, or 2 cents per share, related to
severance in conjunction with personnel reductions at the Company's
Richmond headquarters and Singapore sales office, first quarter 2008 net
income was $65.4 million, or 70 cents per share. Operating profit increased
to $83.8 million as performance in the Company's Catalysts business segment
was partially offset
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