Church & Dwight (CHD) Beats On Q4 Earnings, Guides For FY18

 | Feb 04, 2018 10:10PM ET

Church & Dwight Company, Inc. (NYSE:CHD) posted mixed fourth-quarter 2017 results, wherein earnings topped estimates while sales lagged. However, both top and bottom lines grew year over year. This marked the company’s fifth consecutive quarter of positive earnings surprise.

Adjusted earnings of 52 cents per share were up 18.2% year over year and topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents.

Church & Dwight Company, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

industry ’s 0.2% growth.