WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) — WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (CRL) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $52.3 million.
On a per-share basis, the Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.06. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $3.12 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.50 per share.
The medical research equipment and services provider posted revenue of $1.03 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $982.9 million.
Charles River expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.90 to $10.30 per share.
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