Benzinga | Aug 4, 2020 05:27PM EDT

Compass Minerals Intl: Q2 Earnings Insights

Shares of Compass Minerals Intl (NYSE:CMP) rose 4.17% in after-market trading after the company reported Q2 results.

Quarterly Results

Earnings per share rose 113.79% over the past year to $0.04, which beat the estimate of ($0.20).

Revenue of $256,100,000 higher by 4.45% year over year, which beat the estimate of $246,090,000.

Looking Ahead

Compass Minerals Intl hasn't issued any earnings guidance for the time being.

Revenue guidance hasn't been issued by the company for now.

Price Action

Company's 52-week high was at $66.14

Company's 52-week low was at $34.39

Price action over last quarter: Up 14.78%

Company Overview

Compass Minerals produces two primary products: salt and sulfate of potash, a specialty fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom and salt brine operations at the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's fertilizer products are used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash.