Waste Connections Announces 51% Gain In Q2 Earnings

(RTTNews) - Waste Connections (WCN) reported a profit for its second quarter that increased compared to the same period last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $93.21 million, or $0.66 per share. This was up from $61.64 million, or $0.50 per share, in last year's second quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 37.0% to $727.64 million. This was up from $531.31 million last year.

Waste Connections earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $93.21 Mln. vs. $61.64 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 51.2% -EPS (Q2): $0.66 vs. $0.50 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 32.0% -Revenue (Q2): $727.64 Mln vs. $531.31 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 37.0%