Lanxess AG Earnings, Revenue beat In Q1

Investing.com - Lanxess AG (DE: LXSG ) reported on Wednesday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Lanxess AG announced earnings per share of €1.17 on revenue of €1.70B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of €0.99 on revenue of €1.65B. That with comparison to EPS of €0.93 on revenue of €1.82B in the same period a year before.Lanxess AG had reported EPS of €0.64 on revenue of €1.64B in the previous quarter.Analysts are expecting EPS of €0.57 and revenue of €1.56B in the upcoming quarter.
Lanxess AG shares are down 29% from the beginning of the year and are trading at €46.160 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the STOXX 600 which is down 19.73% year to date.
Lanxess AG follows other major Basic Materials sector earnings this month
Lanxess AG's report follows an earnings beat by BASF on Thursday, April 30, 2020, who reported EPS of €1.36 on revenue of €16.75B, compared to forecasts EPS of €1.19 on revenue of €15.15B.
Covestro had beat expectations on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 with first quarter EPS of €0.11 on revenue of €2.78B, compared to forecast for EPS of €0.07 on revenue of €2.79B.
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