Chase Corporation announced earnings results for the quarter ended November 30, 2015. For the period, the company reported revenue of $57,478,000 compared to $55,933,000 year ago. This is an increase of $1.55 million or 2.8% compared to $55.93 million in the same quarter of the last fiscal year.

Income before income taxes was $11,636,000 compared to $10,769,000 a year ago. Net income attributable to Chase Corporation of $7,449,000 in the current quarter increased $0.54 million or 7.9% from $6,905,000 in the prior year first quarter. Earnings per diluted share of $0.80 in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 represented an increase of $0.06 compared to $0.74 per diluted share in fiscal 2015.

EBITDA was $15,275,000 compared to $13,548,000 a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA in the current quarter increased $1.06 million, or 7.8%, to $14.61 million, compared to $13.55 million in the first quarter of last year. The outstanding balance of the Company's term debt was $49.7 million.