Stepan Company

这些是单季度数字，不是滚动一年——本站其他地方的数字覆盖十二个月，会大得多。季节性业务在两者之间摆动很大：ServiceNow 在十二月季度赚 20 亿美元自由现金流，在六月季度只有 5 亿。

对比对象是去年同一季度，而不是分析师预测。要说“超预期”或“不及预期”需要一致预期数据，那是我们没有的授权数据——而搞错它比不提更糟。

管理层说了什么

“Quarterly earnings were up significantly, driven by improved results in all three segments. Third quarter adjusted EBITDA of $66.3 million was up 18% year-over-year due to global volume growth, margin recovery and Project Catalyst savings. Surfactant adjusted EBITDA was up 27% in the quarter and Polymers grew single digits including one time maintenance costs. Specialty Products adjusted EBITDA was up 5% driven by double digit volume growth,”

逐字引自公告，且只在文件将其归于具名人士时才展示。