Reported Yesterday, AES Q1 Adj. EPS $0.27 Misses $0.46 Estimate, Sales $2.93B Miss $3.10B Estimate

AES (NYSE:AES) reported quarterly earnings of $0.27 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.46 by 41.3 percent. This is a 46 percent decrease over earnings of $0.50 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.93 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.10 billion by 5.66 percent. This is a 5.15 percent decrease over sales of $3.08 billion the same period last year.