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Article: Agrium Reports Third Quarter Results.
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- November 4, 2009
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CALGARY, ALBERTA, Nov 4, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$
Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) announced today net earnings of $26-million ($0.16 diluted earnings per share) for the third quarter of 2009, compared with the net earnings of $367-million in the third quarter of 2008 ($2.31 diluted earnings per share).
The 2009 third quarter results included gains of $5-million ($0.02 diluted earnings per share) on derivative financial instruments and a $25-million expense ($0.11 decrease in diluted earnings per share) in stock-based compensation. It also included an inventory write-down of $9-million (a $0.04 decrease in diluted ...