Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.85 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.58 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 20%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this steel pipe maker would post earnings of $0.67 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.86, delivering a surprise of 28.36%. Over the last four quarters, t ...