BankUnited, Inc. Q1 Profit Declines, but beats estimates

BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $47.980 million, or $0.64 per share. This compares with $52.882 million, or $0.70 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.59 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

BankUnited, Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q1): $47.980 Mln. vs. $52.882 Mln. last year.
-EPS (Q1): $0.64 vs. $0.70 last year.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

For comments and feedback: editorial@rttnews.com