BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BASF said first-quarter adjusted earnings fell 5.3% compared with the same quarter last year, to 2.7 billion euros ($2.89 billion), but still came in above analysts’ consensus.
In a statement on Thursday, the German chemicals giant said quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for one-off items, was above the average analyst estimate of 2.57 billion, according to a consensus posted on the company’s website.
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(Reporting by Patricia Weiss, Writing by Miranda Murray)
