Waste Management Inc (WM) revealed a profit for its second quarter that Increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's bottom line totaled $726 million, or $1.80 per share. This compares with $680 million, or $1.69 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Waste Management Inc reported adjusted earnings of $777 million or $1.92 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.89 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the period rose 19.0% to $6.430 billion from $5.402 billion last year.
Waste Management Inc earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $726 Mln. vs. $680 Mln. last year.-EPS: $1.80 vs. $1.69 last year.-Revenue: $6.430 Bln vs. $5.402 Bln last year.
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