E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co Issus FY 2013 Guidance; EPS Guidance Above Analysts' Estimates; Comments On H1 2013 EBIT Guidance

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects operating earnings to be in the range of $3.85-$4.05 per share, an increase of 2% to 7% over the prior year and sales to be about $36 billion. The Company expects first half 2013 operating earnings to decline modestly on a year-over-year basis. The Company reported EBIT of $1.947 billion in first quarter of 2012 and EBIT of $1.898 billion in second quarter of 2012. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.84 on revenue of $36 billion for fiscal 2013; EBIT of $1.996 billion for first quarter of 2013 and EBIT of $1.784 billion for second quarter of 2013.