"Yahoo Finance" declare : Ford profit beats estimates; maintains 2017 profit outlook

2 U.S. automaker, which reiterated its pretax profit forecast for 2017, warned investors in late March that higher costs and lower sales volumes would hurt quarterly earnings. Ford maintained its expectation for a full-year 2017 pretax profit of around $9 billion, down from a record of $10.4 billion in 2016. Ford expects commodity costs to be around $1 billion higher this year. Ford said Thursday it expects industrywide sales to decrease a little this year and in 2018. Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks told reporters at the company's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, that additional costs made this the "toughest quarter" for 2017.


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Ford profit beats estimates; maintains 2017 profit outlook

Ford maintained its expectation for a full-year 2017 pretax profit of around $9 billion, down from a record of $10.4 billion in 2016. 2 U.S. automaker, which reiterated its pretax profit forecast for 2017, warned investors in late March that higher costs and lower sales volumes would hurt quarterly earnings. Ford expects commodity costs to be around $1 billion higher this year. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ford is seen during the 87th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland March 8, 2017. Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks told reporters at the company's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, that additional costs made this the "toughest quarter" for 2017.

Ford profit beats estimates; maintains 2017 profit outlook


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