Clean Harbors, Inc. Q1 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates

(RTTNews) - Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) reported a profit for its first quarter that climbed from the same period last year.

The company's profit totaled $11.57 million, or $0.21 per share. This compares with $0.98 million, or $0.02 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Excluding items, Clean Harbors, Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $15.58 million or $0.28 per share for the period.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.08 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 10.0% to $858.56 million from $780.84 million last year.

Clean Harbors, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $15.58 Mln. vs. $5.08 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q1): $0.28 vs. $0.09 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $0.08 -Revenue (Q1): $858.56 Mln vs. $780.84 Mln last year.