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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

5/25/2013, 10:57 PM ET

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Thursday, May 16, 4:40 PM Air Products (APD) declares $0.71/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.06%. For shareholders of record July 1. Payable August 12 . Ex-div date June 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 10, 3:05 PM Federal officials on Friday celebrate the success of a government-backed project at Valero's (VLO) Port Arthur, Tex., refinery, where Air Products (APD) has begun extracting carbon dioxide from two steam methane reformers. It's a milestone for expensive and still-developing carbon capture technology viewed as the major means of cleaning up carbon emissions from industrial processes. Comment! [Energy]
Tuesday, April 23, 10:18 AM Air Products (APD -1.4%) slips this morning after reporting a somewhat flat FQ2, coming in-line on its EPS but missing just slightly on its top line revenue number. Net earnings dipped 1.9% Y/Y on higher costs and an a surge in its income tax provisions. For the current year, the company cut its EPS view to a range of $5.45 to $5.60 from its prior view of $5.70 to $5.90. For the current quarter, it expects to earn around $1.33 to $1.38. The Street was looking for $1.50. Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 23, 6:12 AM Air Products (APD): FQ2 EPS of $1.37 in-line. Revenue of $2.5B (+6% Y/Y) misses by $0.09B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, April 23, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACI, AKS, AOS, APD, ARMH, CIT, CNC, COH, DAL, DD, DFS, EAT, ECA, FMER, FRX, GCI, GNTX, IDXX, IIVI, IR, IRWD, ITW, JCI, JNS, LCC, LECO, LMT, LXK, MOLX, PCAR, PCH, PII, PMT, PNR, R, RAI, RF, RSH, SNV, ST, TRV, UTX, WAT, XRX 1 Comment [Earnings]
Monday, April 22, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACI, AKS, AOS, APD, ARMH, CIT, CNC, COH, DAL, DD, DFS, EAT, ECA, FMER, FRX, GCI, GNTX, IDXX, IIVI, IR, IRWD, ITW, JCI, JNS, LCC, LECO, LMT, LXK, MOLX, PCAR, PCH, PII, PMT, PNR, R, RAI, RF, RSH, SNV, ST, TRV, UTX, WAT, XRX Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, April 18, 2:48 PM Air Products (APD -1.2%) signs MOU to acquire helium produced in Eastern Siberia when Gazprom (OGZPY.PK) begins to develop natural gas resources there. The memorandum is an effort by APD to ensure it can meet increased customer demand for helium. APD notes in its 2012 annual report that it "experienced shortages in helium supply [during the year] due to industrywide sourcing shortfalls." Comment! [Commodities]
Saturday, April 13, 8:25 AM When looking for dividend stocks, Kelley Wright believes a company isn't necessarily more attractive just because it pays a higher dividend. The key is when a stock's current yield is at the high end of the range of past yields; a strong balance sheet and a consistent pattern of higher earnings and rising dividends help too. Wright's top 10: APD, ADM, KO, COP, CVX, OXY, PEP, RS, TXN, WAG. 19 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Thursday, March 21, 10:29 AM Airgas' (ARG -5%) Q4 sales and profit warning is dragging a few peers down with it this morning: Air Products (APD -2%), Praxair (PX -1.4%), Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI -1.4%), L'Air Liquide (AIQUY.PK -3.3%. 2 Comments [Earnings, On the Move]
Wednesday, January 23, 10:09 AM Deutsche Bank's David Bianco lists his 30 favorite big-cap stocks, each with a P-E ratio on 2013 EPS below 18 and EPS growth above 5%: DD, APD, MSFT, INTC, IBM, ACN, GOOG, APH, EMC, AAPL, QCOM, ITW, ROK, UTX, HON, GD, ALL, C, USB, PNC, SLB, HAL, CAM, BHI, LYB, DIS, VIAB, NWSA, CBS, MCD. 10 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, January 23, 6:05 AM Air Products (APD): FQ1 EPS of $1.3 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $2.6B (+10% Y/Y) beats by $0.13B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, January 23, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABBV, ABT, APD, ATI, BHI, CHKP, COH, DGX, FNFG, GD, LCC, MCD, MSI, NVS, PX, RES, SAP, STJ, TEL, TXT, UTX, WLP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, January 22, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABBV, ABT, APD, ATI, BHI, CHKP, COH, DGX, FNFG, GD, LCC, MCD, MSI, NVS, PX, RES, SAP, STJ, TEL, TXT, UTX, WLP Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 2:56 PM Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) declares $0.64/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.21%. For shareholders of record Jan 2. Payable Feb. 11. Ex-div Dec. 28. Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, October 19, 2012, 2:06 PM Air Products & Chemicals (APD -6.1%) drops to its lows of the day after reporting a quarterly profit that barely met its own forecast and predicting earnings for FY 2013 well short of Wall Street expectations. Credit Suisse cuts shares to Neutral from Outperform. "We are starting our 2013 fiscal year with weak economic momentum world-wide," CEO John McGlade says. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:09 AM Air Products and Chemicals (APD): FQ4 EPS of $1.42 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $2.61B (+4% Y/Y) beats by $100M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]