Waste Connections: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $359.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of $1.43. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.58 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.52 per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.64 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.61 billion.

Waste Connections expects full-year revenue of $10.09 billion.

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