CF Industries Falls 3% After Q4 Earnings Results

Fertilizer company CF Industries (NYSE: CF) released its fiscal Q4 earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday. The company reported net earnings attributable to common stockholders of $438.9 million or $6.66 per share, compared to $200.3 million or $2.78 per share, in the year ago period. This compared to Wall Street analysts' consensus EPS estimates of $6.75.

Revenues for the quarter were $1.7 billion, which was a 39 percent increase over the $1.2 billion in sales the company reported in last year's Q4. This came in slightly ahead of Street consensus revenue estimates of $1.66 billion.

In the after hours trading session, CF shares are down around 3.55% to $172.82.