Waste Connections: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $296.4 million.

The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of $1.17 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.50 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.35 per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.56 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.53 billion.

Waste Connections expects full-year revenue in the range of $10.02 billion to $10.05 billion.

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