Waste Connections Q4 Earnings Fall 6%

(RTTNews) - Waste Connections (WCN) announced a profit for fourth quarter that decreased from last year.

The company said its bottom line fell to $59.82 million, or $0.49 per share. This was down from $63.33 million, or $0.51 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 1.1% to $531.94 million. This was up from $526.21 million last year.

Waste Connections earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $59.82 Mln. vs. $63.33 Mln. last year. -Earnings Decline (Y-o-Y): -5.5% -EPS (Q4): $0.49 vs. $0.51 last year. -EPS Decline (Y-o-Y): -3.9% -Revenue (Q4): $531.94 Mln vs. $526.21 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 1.1%