RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $328 million.
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $5.43 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.32 per share.
The seller of granite, limestone, sand and gravel posted revenue of $1.81 billion in the period.
Martin Marietta expects full-year revenue in the range of $6.82 billion to $7.12 billion.
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