CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — Chemed Corp. (CHE) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $70.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of $4.65. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $5.47 per share.

The operator of the Roto-Rooter plumbing service and Vitas Healthcare hospices posted revenue of $595.9 million in the period.

Chemed expects full-year earnings in the range of $23.55 to $23.80 per share.

Chemed shares have declined slightly more than 6% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $547.48, a fall of almost 3% in the last 12 months.

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