Clean Harbors: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

NORWELL, Mass. (AP) — NORWELL, Mass. (AP) — Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $72.4 million.

The Norwell, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.33 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.36 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

The environmental services company posted revenue of $1.31 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.24 billion.

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