
Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.19 per share. This compares to loss of $0.12 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 68.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this commercial silica producer would post a loss of $0.13 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.02, delivering a surprise of 84.62%.