Hershey Co. Q4 Profit Declines

(RTTNews) - Hershey Co. (HSY) released earnings for fourth quarter that Drops, from last year

The company's earnings totaled $320.02 million, or $1.57 per share. This compares with $796.59 million, or $3.92 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Hershey Co. reported adjusted earnings of $347.84 million or $1.71 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period rose 7.1% to $3.091 billion from $2.887 billion last year.

Hershey Co. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $320.02 Mln. vs. $796.59 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.57 vs. $3.92 last year. -Revenue: $3.091 Bln vs. $2.887 Bln last year.