Energizer earnings miss in Q1

ST. LOUIS — Energizer Holdings said its Q1 profits totalled $42.1 million, or $0.60 per share, compared with $70.8 million ($1.16) for the same period in the previous fiscal year. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings were $59.7 million or $0.85 per share. Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.98 per share, according to a Thomson Reuters survey. Revenues for the quarter rose 28.8% to $736.8 million from $571.9 million a year prior.