Feb 26 (Reuters) - Sunopta Inc SOY.TO :
* SUNOPTA ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SALE OF SPECIALTY AND ORGANIC SOY AND CORN BUSINESS
* Q4 LOSS PER SHARE $1.13
* Q4 REVENUE $320.5 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF $292.9 MILLION
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $-0.07 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q4 ADJUSTED LOSS PER SHARE $0.11
* IN 2018, SOY AND CORN BUSINESS CONTRIBUTED $104.4 MILLION OF EXTERNAL REVENUE
* Q4 PROFITABILITY WAS PRESSURED BY GROWTH INVESTMENTS AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LAUNCH OF NEW SKUS ACROSS CONSUMER PRODUCTS SEGMENT.
* DURING Q4 OF 2018, COMPANY RECOGNIZED A NON-CASH GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT CHARGE OF $81.2 MILLION
* EXPECTS TO RATIONALIZE AN ADDITIONAL $3.0 MILLION OF SG&A EXPENSES FROM SOY AND CORN BUSINESS SALE
* NET PROCEEDS FROM SALE WILL INITIALLY BE USED TO LOWER DRAWN AMOUNT ON COMPANY'S GLOBAL CREDIT FACILITY
* SUNOPTA - CO, PIPELINE ENTERED INTO MULTI-YEAR SUPPLY AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN ORGANIC, NON-GMO INGREDIENTS USED IN SUNOPTA'S BEVERAGE AND SNACKS PORTFOLIO
* IN 2019, COMPANY IS TARGETING $10 MILLION OF IN-YEAR PRODUCTIVITY-DRIVEN MARGIN ENHANCEMENT