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Alcoa 3Q income dips 21 percent
By CHRIS KAHN
AP BUSINESS WRITER
NEW YORK -- Alcoa Inc. says its third quarter net income slid about 21 percent on lower metals prices during the period.
The Pittsburgh aluminum maker on Thursday reported net income of $61 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three-month period ended Sept. 30. That compares with earnings of $77 million, or 8 cents per share for the same period last year. Revenue increased 14.6 percent to $5.3 billion.
The results beat Wall Street expectations of 5 cents a share on revenue of $4.95 billion.
Alcoa, which supplies a variety of manufacturers including the auto and aerospace industries, is one of the first companies to report financial results for the quarter, and economists use its results to get an early read on the health of the economy.
By CHRIS KAHN
AP BUSINESS WRITER
NEW YORK -- Alcoa Inc. says its third quarter net income slid about 21 percent on lower metals prices during the period.
The Pittsburgh aluminum maker on Thursday reported net income of $61 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three-month period ended Sept. 30. That compares with earnings of $77 million, or 8 cents per share for the same period last year. Revenue increased 14.6 percent to $5.3 billion.
The results beat Wall Street expectations of 5 cents a share on revenue of $4.95 billion.
Alcoa, which supplies a variety of manufacturers including the auto and aerospace industries, is one of the first companies to report financial results for the quarter, and economists use its results to get an early read on the health of the economy.