Why Coty, Inc. Stock Fell Tuesday

Shares of Coty (NYSE: COTY) fell as much as 17.7% on Tuesday after the beauty product company reported its results for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2017. But the stock recovered some of its loss and finished the trading day down 9.4%.

For its fourth quarter, Coty reported revenue of $2.24 billion and a loss per share of $0.41. On an adjusted basis, earnings per share was about breakeven. Investor pessimism on Tuesday likely reflected the company's lower-than-expected adjusted loss per share. While Coty's $2.24 billion in revenue exceeded a consensus estimate for revenue of $2.16 billion, its adjusted EPS of about $0.00 was well below a consensus estimate for $0.09.

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