ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $290.3 million.
The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of $1.12 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.29 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.25 per share.
The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.41 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.39 billion.
Waste Connections expects full-year revenue of $9.45 billion.
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