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WOODLAND — Special chemicals manufacturer Cytec Industries Inc. said Thursday that second-quarter net income fell almost 50 percent on lower sales volumes and one-time charges.
For the quarter that ended June 30, Cytec reported net income of $35.1 million, or 70 cents a share, compared with $61.8 million, or $1.24 a share, in the year-ago quarter.
The Woodland Park, N.J., manufacturer recorded one-time after-tax charges equal to $9.7 million, or 19 cents per share, stemming from restructuring activities primarily in the coating resins segment and environmental liability at an inactive site.
It also recorded a loss of $1.1 million, or 2 cents a share, from discontinued operations.
Excluding the items, Cytec said earnings from continuing operations were $45.9 million or 92 cents a share.
Net sales increased 13.7 percent to $797.9 million, in part because Cytec achieved a 10 percent overall increase in prices that helped offset increased raw materials costs. It also benefited from currency exchange rates.
Overall sales volumes fell 1 percent.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had predicted earnings, excluding items, of 90 cents a share on revenue of $783.6 million.
For the year, the company has revised its forecast, predicting earnings of $3.25 a share to $3.50 a share, compared with its prior forecast of $3.15 a share to $3.50 a share. Sales are expected to range between $3 billion and $3.2 billion, compared with the previous estimate of $2.9 billion to $3 billion.
Analysts have predicted 2011 earnings of $3.41 per share on sales of $3.05 billion.
Cytec released its earnings after the markets closed. Its shares rose 86 cents to close at $56.96 and were unchanged in after-hours trading.
