LONDON, July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Investor-Edge.com has issued free post-earnings review on E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE: DD) as the company featured in the headlines on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, for reporting 9% year-over-year decline in Non-GAAP operating earnings per share (EPS) and 1% year-over-year fall in net sales in the second quarter of 2014. Our free coverage report can be accessed at:

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Earnings Overview

For the second quarter of 2014, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s diluted GAAP EPS from continuing operations grew 5% compared with the second quarter of 2013. Net sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) improved by 2% Y-o-Y, while net sales in U.S. & Canada and Latin America region was down 3% Y-o-Y and 4% Y-o-Y, respectively. During the quarter, the company reported volume growth in Crop Protection, Nutrition & Health and most industrial businesses, which was offset by the impact of portfolio changes, planned maintenance shutdown and lower corn seed volumes. The free research on DD can be downloaded as in PDF format at:

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Ellen Kullman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., stated that lower earnings from the agriculture segment impacted the quarterly results. However, she feels that a strong science-fuelled growth will help boost this segment over the long term. Kullman further stated that the company plans to proceed with the separation of the Performance Chemicals segment.

During the quarter, the Wilmington, Delaware-based company also reported GAAP net earnings from continuing operations after income taxes of $1.07 billion, or $1.15 a share, above $1.03 billion, or $1.10 a share, in the prior year comparable quarter and the Bloomberg GAAP net earnings estimates of $0.98 billion, or $1.08 a share. The global chemical giant's net sales during the quarter of $9.71 billion were marginally short of $9.84 billion in the same period last year and the Bloomberg consensus estimate of $9.77 billion. The company's non-GAAP operating earnings stood at $1.09 billion, or $1.17 a share, moderately down from $1.19 billion, or $1.28 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Additionally, the board of directors of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share, payable on September 12, 2014 to shareholders of record as on August 15, 2014. Sign up and read the free analyst's notes on DD at:

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Stock Performance

On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, after the earnings release, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s shares fell 0.90% to close the session at $64.95. At the last close, on Monday, July 28, 2014, the company's shares rose, finishing the day 0.60% higher at $65.32. The company's shares oscillated between $64.97 and $65.57 during the trading session. A total of 4.88 million shares were traded, higher than its three months average volume of 3.68 million shares. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s shares have fallen by 0.08% in the previous three trading sessions and 2.17% in the last three months, while the stock has advanced 0.54% on YTD basis. The company is trading above its 200-day moving average of $64.55, while the 200-day moving average is below EI du Pont's 50-day moving average of $67.02. The stock traded at a PE ratio of 18.28 and has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 39.60. Visit Investor-Edge and access the latest research on DD at:

http://www.Investor-Edge.com/DDEarningsCoverage

Sneak Peek to Corporate Insider Trading

In the last one month, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has not reported any share transactions by insiders to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Complimentary in-depth research on DD is available at:

http://www.Investor-Edge.com/DDInsiderTrading

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