Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) reported quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.98 by 27.55 percent. This is a 108.82 percent increase over earnings of $0.34 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $344.28 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $304.45 million by 13.08 percent. This is a 54.32 percent increase over sales of $223.09 million the same period last year.