09:10 AM EDT, 05/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- WestRock ( WRK ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.39 per diluted share, down from $0.77 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.29.
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $4.73 billion, down from $5.28 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $4.78 billion.
Shares of the company were up 6% in recent Thursday premarket activity.
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