Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) announced that it expects earnings for fourth quarter to be in the range of $0.95 - $1.05 per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report earnings of $0.38 per share for the fourth-quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
For fiscal 2009, the company expects earnings to be in the range of $1.71 - $1.81 per share. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $1.14 per share for fiscal 2009.
The company said that it will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009, on February 18, 2010 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.
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