Thomson Reuters Corporation Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share

(RTTNews) - Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI.TO) revealed a profit for its second quarter that increased from the same period last year.

The company's bottom line totaled $1.07 billion, or $2.15 per share. This compares with $0.13 billion, or $0.25 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Excluding items, Thomson Reuters Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $240 million or $0.48 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 8.5% to $1.53 billion from $1.41 billion last year.

Thomson Reuters Corporation earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $240 Mln. vs. $221 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $0.48 vs. $0.44 last year. -Revenue (Q2): $1.53 Bln vs. $1.41 Bln last year.