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Owens Corning: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Owens Corning (OC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $105 million in its first quarter.

The Toledo, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of $1.29 per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and non-recurring costs, were $1.22 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.01 per share.

The construction materials company posted revenue of $2.27 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.16 billion.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on OC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/OC

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