| 04/26/2010 |
GOOD QUARTER FOR WHIRLPOOL |
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(AP) -- Whirlpool Corp. said Monday that its first-quarter profit more than doubled as sales of its appliances improved both domestically and abroad.
The world's largest appliance maker also lifted its 2010 earnings forecast above Wall Street's expectations on its quarterly performance.
Its stock gained $7.89, or 7.7 percent, to $110.11 in premarket trading. The shares have traded between $37.24 and $102.42 over the last year.
Whirlpool, which sells Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air and its namesake brand, earned $164 million, or $2.13 per share, for the three months ended March 31. It earned $68 million, or 91 cents per share, a year ago.
The results were significantly higher than the $1.33 per share that analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected. These estimates normally remove one-time items.
Revenue rose 20 percent to $4.27 billion from $3.57 billion, topping estimates of $3.79 billion.
"We are pleased with the strong operational performance we reported in all of our regions," Chairman and CEO Jeff M. Fettig said in a statement.
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