ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $308 million.

The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of $1.19 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.35 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.30 per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.34 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.29 billion.

Waste Connections expects full-year revenue of $8.9 billion.

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