05:23 PM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Clorox (CLX) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $1.86 per diluted share, up from $0.49 per a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected normalized EPS of $1.39.

Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $1.76 billion, up from $1.39 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $1.64 billion.

For fiscal year 2025, the company said it now expects adjusted EPS of between $6.65 and $6.90, compared with its prior guidance of $6.55 to $6.80. Analysts are looking for normalized EPS of $6.65.

The company continues to expect fiscal 2025 net sales to be flat to down 2%. Analysts expect revenue of $6.98 billion.

Shares were up almost 3% in recent after-hours activity.

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