Martin Marietta: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $348.3 million.
On a per-share basis, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $5.61. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were $5.60 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.83 per share.
The seller of granite, limestone, sand and gravel posted revenue of $1.82 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.83 billion.
Martin Marietta expects full-year revenue in the range of $6.73 billion to $6.86 billion.
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