Element Solutions (ESI) reported late Wednesday Q1 adjusted earnings of $0.34, unchanged from a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.33.

Net sales in the three months ended March 31 were $593.7 million, up from $575 million a year earlier.

Analysts expected $576.7 million.

The company's shares were up nearly 4% in after-hours activity.