CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (LECO) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $123.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Cleveland-based company said it had profit of $2.14. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.23 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.
The manufacturer of specialized welding products and other equipment posted revenue of $981.2 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.04 billion.
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