Crown Holdings Inc. Q1 Earnings Advance 4%

(RTTNews) - Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) announced a profit for its first quarter that increased compared to the same period last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $100 million, or $0.72 per share. This was up from $96 million, or $0.69 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.69 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 0.5% to $1.90 billion. This was up from $1.89 billion last year.

Crown Holdings Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $100 Mln. vs. $96 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 4.2% -EPS (Q1): $0.72 vs. $0.69 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 4.3% -Analysts Estimate: $0.69 -Revenue (Q1): $1.90 Bln vs. $1.89 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 0.5%

-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $1.05 to $1.15 Full year EPS guidance: $3.80 to $4.00