Hillenbrand Q2 Profit Up - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Hillenbrand, Inc. (HI) Monday reported second-quarter profit of $33 million or $0.51 per share, up from $12.7 million or $0.20 per share in the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $34 million or $0.54 per share. Analysts, based on consensus, expected the company to earn $0.53 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues dropped to $397 million from $399 million last year.

Looking ahead to the fiscal 2014, the company currently projects adjusted earnings in a range of $2.00 to $2.10 per share, with estimates revenues revenues of approximately $1.7 billion.

Analysts currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $2.06 per share on revenues of $1.70 billion.