ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $275.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of $1.07. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.24 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.18 per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.25 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.22 billion.

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