PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Republic Services Inc. (RSG) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $346.8 million.
On a per-share basis, the Phoenix-based company said it had net income of $1.09. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.13 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.
The waste management company posted revenue of $3.53 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.46 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $1.49 billion, or $4.69 per share. Revenue was reported as $13.51 billion.
Republic Services expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.15 to $5.23 per share, with revenue in the range of $14.65 billion to $14.8 billion.
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