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Article: Lafarge North America reports record fourth-quarter, year-end earnings.(Stockpile: THE LATEST PRODUCER NEWS)
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- Pit & Quarry
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Lafarge North America 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 $1.19 per share diluted, compared with $1.01 per share diluted on a ...