Waste Connections (WCN) announced a profit for its second quarter that Increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's earnings totaled $290.28 million, or $1.12 per share. This compares with $275.48 million, or $1.07 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Waste Connections reported adjusted earnings of $333.09 million or $1.29 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.25 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the period rose 7.1% to $2.407 billion from $2.248 billion last year.
Waste Connections earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $290.28 Mln. vs. $275.48 Mln. last year.-EPS: $1.12 vs. $1.07 last year.-Revenue: $2.407 Bln vs. $2.248 Bln last year.
-Guidance:Full year revenue guidance: $9.450 Bln
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