May 2 (Reuters) - Stella-Jones Inc SJ.TO :
* STELLA-JONES REPORTS 2019 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.43
* Q1 SALES C$440.7 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$440.9 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.43 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* 2019 OUTLOOK REMAINS UNCHANGED
* FY2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$2.50, REVENUE VIEW C$2.23 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* EXPECTS HIGHER YEAR-OVER-YEAR SALES, BASED ON CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS
* EXPECTS IMPROVED YEAR-OVER-YEAR MARGINS ACROSS ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES FOR 2019
* 2019 EBITDA WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY ADOPTION OF IFRS 16