Axis Capital Holdings Q1 Adj. EPS $3.17 Beats $2.69 Estimate, Sales $1.52B Miss $1.79B Estimate

Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS) reported quarterly earnings of $3.17 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.69 by 17.84 percent. This is a 23.35 percent increase over earnings of $2.57 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.52 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.79 billion by 14.76 percent. This is a 6.81 percent increase over sales of $1.43 billion the same period last year.