USG Corp. Q4 Net Loss Narrows, Sales Up 12% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Building products firm USG Corp. (USG) posted a narrower fourth-quarter net loss attributable to the company of $3.0 million, or $0.03 a share, versus a loss of $13 million, or $0.11 a share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted earnings per share stood at $0.19 in the 2013 fourth quarter. On average, 19 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings per share of $0.09 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

The company clocked net sales of $915 million in the quarter, up 12 percent from last year's $815 million, and came in above consensus estimate of $907.83 million.