Paychex Inc. Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.65 per share

(RTTNews) - Paychex Inc. (PAYX) released earnings for its second quarter that climbed from the same period last year.

The company's earnings totaled $235.8 million, or $0.65 per share. This compares with $198.8 million, or $0.55 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Excluding items, Paychex Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $235.3 million or $0.65 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 7.0% to $858.9 million from $803.0 million last year.

Paychex Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $235.3 Mln. vs. $196.2 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $0.65 vs. $0.54 last year. -Revenue (Q2): $858.9 Mln vs. $803.0 Mln last year.