BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $308.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of $2.31. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.29 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.91 per share.
The construction materials company posted revenue of $2.11 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.06 billion.
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