Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) reported quarterly earnings of $2.95 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.06 by 178.3 percent. This is a 1738.89 percent increase over losses of $(0.18) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.428 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.318 billion by 8.39 percent. This is a 32.71 percent increase over sales of $1.076 billion the same period last year.