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ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $241.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of 93 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.13 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.07 per share.
The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.23 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.22 billion.
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