Woodward Q2 Profit Up - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $44.8 million or $0.66 per share, up from $42.4 million or $0.61 per share in the same period last year.

On average, nine analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.50 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Sales dropped to $482.5 million from $485.5 million last year. Analysts expected sales of $491.86 million.

Looking ahead to the fiscal year 2014, the company continues to project earnings in the range of $2.10 to $2.30 per share, with revenues ranging between $1.95 billion and $2.05 billion. Analysts currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $2.16 per share on revenues of $2.00 billion.