NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — IDEX Corp. (IEX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $139.8 million.
On a per-share basis, the Northbrook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $1.84. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.09 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.03 per share.
The maker of the Jaws of Life device and other engineered products posted revenue of $845.4 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $817.3 million.
For the current quarter ending in June, Idex expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.10 to $2.13.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.25 to $8.55 per share.
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