Service Corp. International (SCI) announced a profit for third quarter that beat the Street estimates.
The company's earnings came in at $117.83 million, or $0.81 per share. This compares with $121.97 million, or $0.80 per share, in last year's third quarter.
Excluding items, Service Corp. International reported adjusted earnings of $115.3 million or $0.79 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.77 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the quarter rose 1.2% to $1.013 billion from $1.001 billion last year.
Service Corp. International earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings (Q3): $117.83 Mln. vs. $121.97 Mln. last year.
-EPS (Q3): $0.81 vs. $0.80 last year.
-Revenue (Q3): $1.013 Bln vs. $1.001 Bln last year.
-Guidance:
Next quarter EPS guidance: $1.00 - $1.10
Full year EPS guidance: $3.47 - $3.57
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