Waste Connections Q3 Earnings Advance 90%

(RTTNews) - Waste Connections (WCN) released a profit for its third quarter that gained ground from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $126.46 million, or $0.72 per share. This was up from $66.53 million, or $0.54 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 96.4% to $1.08 billion. This was up from $0.55 billion last year.

Waste Connections earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $126.46 Mln. vs. $66.53 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 90.1% -EPS (Q3): $0.72 vs. $0.54 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 33.3% -Revenue (Q3): $1.08 Bln vs. $0.55 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 96.4%