Article: Lafarge North America Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Earnings; * Fourth-quarter sales up 14%.

Lafarge North America Toronto, the leading supplier of construction materials in the U.S. and Canada, today reported net income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of $98.7 million, or $1.28 per share diluted, including several unusual items that contributed a net benefit of $0.09 per share diluted. The results compare with fourth quarter 2003 net income from continuing operations of $68.2 million, or $0.91 per share diluted, which included a reduction of $0.10 per share diluted from increased Canadian provincial tax rates. Excluding the effects of these items, earnings per share from continuing operations during the fourth quarter 2004 rose 18 percent to ...

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