SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Wex Inc. (WEX) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $65.8 million.
The South Portland, Maine-based company said it had profit of $1.55 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and non-recurring costs, were $3.46 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.47 per share.
The provider of fuel payment processing for fleet vehicles posted revenue of $652.7 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $653.5 million.
For the current quarter ending in June, Wex expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.75 to $3.85.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $675 million to $685 million for the fiscal second quarter.
Wex expects full-year earnings in the range of $16.10 to $16.60 per share, with revenue ranging from $2.73 billion to $2.77 billion.
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