HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Waste Management Inc. (WM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $598 million.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of $1.48 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.70 per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.79 per share.
The garbage and recycling hauler posted revenue of $5.89 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.88 billion.
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