VCA Inc. Announces 22% Gain In Q2 Profit

(RTTNews) - VCA Inc. (WOOF) reported a profit for its second quarter that increased from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $70.79 million, or $0.87 per share. This was higher than $57.86 million, or $0.70 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.82 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 19.1% to $653.49 million. This was up from $548.79 million last year.

VCA Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $70.79 Mln. vs. $57.86 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 22.3% -EPS (Q2): $0.87 vs. $0.70 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 24.3% -Analysts Estimate: $0.82 -Revenue (Q2): $653.49 Mln vs. $548.79 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 19.1%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $2.87 - $2.97 Full year revenue guidance: $2.52 - $2.54 Bln