Hawkins (HWKN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.78 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non- recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -1.99%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chemical maker would post earnings of $0.75 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.72, delivering a surprise of -4%. There are no easy answers to this key ques ...