NEW YORK (Reuters) - DuPont said on Tuesday that its first-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street expectations, as sales rose in all six of its business units.
The company reported net income of $1.13 billion, or $1.24 per share, compared with $489 million, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts expected earnings of $1.06, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue rose 23.5 percent to $8.48 billion. Analysts expected $8.06 billion.
The Wilmington, Delaware-based company boosted its 2010 earnings outlook to a range of $2.50 to $2.70 per share, having previously forecast $2.15 to $2.45. Analysts expect $2.39.
(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
