Oct 23 (Reuters) - Stepan Co SCL.N :
* STEPAN REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS AND NINE MONTH
EARNINGS
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.20
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.11
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $1.14 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* QTRLY NET SALES $451.6 MILLION VERSUS ABOUT $508 MILLION
AS
ADJUSTED.
* "WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THE POLYMER BUSINESS WILL DELIVER
FULL
YEAR VOLUME GROWTH AND INCREMENTAL MARGIN IMPROVEMENT VERSUS
2018"
* "WE BELIEVE FULL YEAR SPECIALTY PRODUCT RESULTS WILL
IMPROVE
VERSUS 2018"
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