MONTREAL QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — MONTREAL QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $835.4 million.
The Montreal Quebec, Quebec-based company said it had net income of $1.36 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.31 per share.
The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.31 per share.
The railroad posted revenue of $3.19 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.17 billion.
_____
This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNI