Old Dominion Freight Line Q2 Income Climbs

(RTTNews) - Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) released a profit for its second quarter that climbed from the same period last year.

The company's earnings came in at $163.43 million, or $1.99 per share. This compares with $98.42 million, or $1.19 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.83 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 22.6% to $1.03 billion from $0.84 billion last year.

Old Dominion Freight Line earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $163.43 Mln. vs. $98.42 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $1.99 vs. $1.19 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $1.83 -Revenue (Q2): $1.03 Bln vs. $0.84 Bln last year.