Air Liquide reported group sales up by 2.1% on a comparable basis in its first-quarter (Q1) financial results released today (24th April).
However, on a published basis, the industrial gases giant saw its revenue fall 7.3% to €6.65bn ($7.12bn) in the January-March quarter.
Analysts polled by Vara Research had anticipated a 6.2% drop to €6.73bn ($7.2bn).
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