Valued at a market cap of $8.6 billion, The Mosaic Company (MOS) produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the global agriculture industry. The Tampa, Florida-based company’s products are processed into crop nutrients and then shipped through rail, barge, and ocean-going vessels to customers in major agricultural centers globally. It is expected to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings results on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Prior to this event, analysts expect the chemicals company to report a profit of $0.54 per share, down 23.9% from $0.71 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in just one of the last four quarters while missing on three other occasions. In Q3, MOS’ adjusted EPS of $0.34 fell short of the consensus estimates by a significant margin of 41.4%.
