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Compass Minerals International Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Apr 29
Compass Minerals' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 6
Compass Minerals' CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Compass Minerals' CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 30, 2012
Compass Minerals International's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Compass Minerals' CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Compass Minerals International Management Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Compass Minerals International CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 29, 2011
Compass Minerals International Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 10, 2009
Compass Minerals International Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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Compass Minerals International, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Compass Minerals Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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Compass Minerals International Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 12, 2008

Compass Minerals Introduces a Streamlined Organizational Structure

Business Wire (May 29, 2013)
Compass Minerals Declares Dividend

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Compass Minerals to Present at the 2013 BMO Farm to Market Conference

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Compass Minerals Reports First-Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
Compass Minerals Announces Conference Call to Discuss First-Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2013)
Compass Minerals Reports First-Quarter Highway Deicing Sales Volume and Snow-Event Data

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Compass Minerals Announces New Vice President, Human Resources

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Compass Minerals to Attend the BMO Capital Markets 2013 Global Metals and Mining Conference

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Compass Minerals Raises Dividend

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Compass Minerals Reports Fourth-Quarter 2012 Earnings

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Compass Minerals Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

Business Wire (Jan 18, 2013)
Compass Minerals Reports Fourth-Quarter Highway Deicing Sales Volume and Snow-Event Data

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ADDING MULTIMEDIA Francis J. Malecha to Become President and CEO of Compass Minerals

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Compass Minerals to Present at the Citi 2012 Basic Materials Symposium

Business Wire (Nov 13, 2012)
Compass Minerals Declares Dividend

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Compass Minerals Reports Third-Quarter Results

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Compass Minerals Acquires Rock Salt Mining Rights in Chile

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Company Description

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Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Agricultural Chemicals

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 9, 11:02 AM Compass Minerals (CMP) declares $0.545/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.50%. For shareholders of record May 31. Payable June 14. Ex-div date May 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, April 29, 6:24 AM Compass Minerals (CMP): Q1 EPS of $1.48 beats by $0.34. Revenue of $383.7M beats by $39.6M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Monday, April 29, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: AUDC, AUXL, BWP, CMP, CYOU, EDR, ETN, FVE, L, MCY, ROP, SNH, SOHU, TEN Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, April 28, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: AUDC, AUXL, BWP, CMP, CYOU, EDR, ETN, FVE, L, MCY, ROP, SNH, SOHU, TEN Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, February 11, 8:10 AM Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) declares $0.545/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $0.495. Forward yield 2.93%. For shareholders of record Mar. 01. Payable Mar. 15. Ex-div date Feb. 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, February 6, 6:54 AM Compass Minerals (CMP): Q4 EPS of $1.02 misses by $0.03. Revenue of $267.1M misses by $25.7M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, February 6, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABMD, AINV, CMI, CMP, CVH, CVS, ELN, GAS, ICE, IVR, MPEL, MRO, MT, NUS, PLD, RL, TWX, USG, VICL, VMED Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, February 5, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABMD, AINV, CMI, CMP, CVH, CVS, ELN, GAS, ICE, IVR, MPEL, MRO, MT, NUS, PLD, RL, TWX, USG, VICL, VMED Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, January 17, 10:58 AM Initiating coverage on the "North American Agricultural Sciences" sector, Credit Suisse declares itself a fan of some, with Agrium (AGU), Monsanto (MON), and Potash (POT) all rated Buys. MOS, CF, and IPI are rated Neutral, with Compass Minerals (CMP) started at Sell on worries over the implementation of cost-cutting. All of these companies are holdings of MOO, +4,5% YTD. Comment! [Commodities]
Thursday, January 10, 12:27 PM BMO Capital Markets cuts its target price for Compass Minerals (CMP -4%) to $71 from $72, noting CMP's 2.4M-ton highway deicing sales was the smallest Q4 volume since going public and falls well below the 3.5M-ton average since 2004. Snowfall continues to trend below average, impacting salt volumes and potentially leading to pricing pressure in the summer bid season. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, January 10, 8:59 AM Compass Minerals (CMP) reports lower highway deicing sales volume of ~2.3M tons in Q4 vs. 2.7M tons in the year-ago quarter. CMP says the milder-than-average start to the winter reduced demand for its products, pushing both highway deicing and consumer and industrial sales volumes ~15% lower than last year. Comment! [Commodities]
Monday, January 7, 2:19 PM Compass Minerals (CMP -0.5%) names Fran Malecha as its new CEO, leaving his post as head of Glencore's (GLCNF.PK -1.5%) recently acquired North American agriculture business just a month into the job. Movement in senior management is not uncommon after takeovers, but the timing is not helpful for Glencore, as the company has little operational experience in North America. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 9:14 AM Compass Minerals International Inc. (CMP) declares $0.495/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. For shareholders of record Nov. 30. Payable Dec. 14. Ex-div Nov. 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 7:02 AM Compass Minerals (CMP): Q3 EPS of $0.28 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $181M (-21% Y/Y) beats by $6M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 10:54 AM Trading in Compass Minerals (CMP -1%) resumes as the company says a strike has been called at its Goodrich, Ontario, salt mine. CMP says it has strong deicing salt inventories following the mild winter season and believes mine management will be able to produce sufficient rock salt to meet the needs of its non-seasonal customers as negotiations continue. Comment! [Commodities]
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 9:21 AM Compass Minerals Intl (CMP) declares $0.495/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.75%. For shareholders of record Aug 31. Payable Sep 14. Ex-div date Aug 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]

hkimsey
$CMP What an earnings and revenue miss! I suppose a lot is already baked in...
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jason2788
$SDRL $CLR $APA $CMP - liking them all.
11/30/12
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jason2788
Longs looking good. $CLR $APA $CMP my recent adds. My IRA doing ok, though gold is not today.
11/28/12
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jdub2788
$CLR $APA $CMP I'm one for 3.
11/20/12
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jdub2788
Added more to CMP long. full position now.
11/12/12
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Master Che: be careful - below 75.87 it falls apart
11/12/12
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Ocean Man: Try being a fan of that crappy team you just hung 55 on.
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FortSumter
CMP 1980 what happened today? Profit taking?
11/2/12
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Ocean Man: Yesterday was a better day for profit taking in that one.
11/2/12
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1980XLS-2.0: yep, along with stronger dollar. Funny that almost all of CMP revenues comes in USD though.
11/3/12
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Ocean Man
Bought back CMP 2.5% lower than what I sold it for yesterday. $78.56.
11/2/12
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Ocean Man
Sold 1/3 of my CMP for a gain of 5.4% in 9 days. $76.40 ---> $80.56. http://seekingalpha.com/s/8lxyf
11/1/12
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Dr. Kris: Wow, this movement makes absolutely no sense.
11/2/12
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Ocean Man: I bought some back on the down move.
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, buy the dips. Stay the course.
11/1/12
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jdub2788: Me likey. Bought in the mid $76 range.
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jdub2788
CMP doing well, TJX APA flat, CLR kick to the nuts. Overall down 0.85% on most recent adds
11/1/12
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Ocean Man: TJX up 2.5% today, CLR up 1.3%.
11/1/12
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jdub2788: yeah, up now 1.87% over all now :) TJX my largest add.
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jdub2788
Added more to CMP long. full position now.
11/12/12
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Master Che: be careful - below 75.87 it falls apart
11/12/12
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Ocean Man: Try being a fan of that crappy team you just hung 55 on.
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FortSumter
CMP 1980 what happened today? Profit taking?
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Ocean Man: Yesterday was a better day for profit taking in that one.
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1980XLS-2.0: yep, along with stronger dollar. Funny that almost all of CMP revenues comes in USD though.
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Ocean Man
Sold 1/3 of my CMP for a gain of 5.4% in 9 days. $76.40 ---> $80.56. http://seekingalpha.com/s/8lxyf
11/1/12
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Dr. Kris: Wow, this movement makes absolutely no sense.
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, buy the dips. Stay the course.
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jdub2788: Me likey. Bought in the mid $76 range.
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jdub2788
CMP doing well, TJX APA flat, CLR kick to the nuts. Overall down 0.85% on most recent adds
11/1/12
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Ocean Man: TJX up 2.5% today, CLR up 1.3%.
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jdub2788: yeah, up now 1.87% over all now :) TJX my largest add.
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, Buy the Dips.
10/31/12
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slimmbrimm: started position 10/23 76.61, liking this more with recent snowfall, thanks for highlighting the name
10/31/12
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sean.parmelee
MHR, CLR, CMP all doing well today. More good Ocean Man calls!
10/26/12
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Ocean Man: Thanks, hope they're making you money.
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1980XLS-2.0
Hiding in CMP. It''s a nice-a-place!
10/19/12
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Dr. Kris: CMP has been channeling between $69 & $79. A break above $80 is bullish: below $65 is bearish. That'll be 25 cents, please--Lucy
10/25/12
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Ocean Man
It's a shame that 1980xls is being moderated, because his picks are making people money. CMP +2.3% today.
10/25/12
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Ocean Man: He might. I reported abuse on him, hopefully others do too. Do it on his reply here: http://seekingalpha.com/s/8okyf
10/25/12
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slimmbrimm: Thats's a shame, I picked up CMP on tues, and owe XLS a big thanks for pointing that one out. His humor is sincerely missed.
10/25/12
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sean.parmelee
CMP looking strong today.
10/25/12
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Cold Winter Predicted! Yikes!
10/25/12
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Bad for Me! Good for CMP! LoL!
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jdub2788
Added to TJX, CMP - 10% cash.
10/23/12
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slimmbrimm: playing follow the leaders started CMP position 76.61
10/23/12
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jdub2788: I'm cash (money market) in my 401K. I get 100% on my investment up to 4% of my income. Why bother risking that?
10/23/12
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, buy the dip
10/19/12
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iadops40: and the queso!
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, buy the Dips.
10/18/12
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realornot: and chips!
10/18/12
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP ws $69 when I told you to buy it on labor day. Whaddya wating for $95? BTFD http://cnnmon.ie/RiEYX2
10/12/12
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Clayton Rulli: Gonna be a cold winter!
10/12/12
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1980XLS-2.0
CMP, buy the Dip!
10/3/12
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kevin1533: wow nice timing
10/3/12
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