April 23 (Reuters) - Materion Corp MTRN.N :
* ORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.43
* Q1 LOSS PER SHARE $0.15
* Q1 SALES $277.9 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF
$263.5
MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.44 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* SAYS ANNOUNCING INTENT TO SELL LARGE AREA COATINGS
BUSINESS TO
CONTINUE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION
* SAYS CLOSING TWO FACILITIES TO FURTHER REDUCE STRUCTURAL
COST
* EXPECT Q2 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TO BE COMPARABLE OR
SLIGHTLY
BETTER THAN Q1
* NOT PROVIDING FULL-YEAR EARNINGS GUIDANCE
* HAS RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FROM A NEW CUSTOMER FOR
MANUFACTURING OF PRECISION CLAD ENGINEERED STRIP PRODUCTS
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