VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Methanex Corp. (MEOH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $132 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of $1.46. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.56 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.38 per share.
The methanol supplier posted revenue of $810 million in the period.
Methanex shares have risen slightly more than 5 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $46.10, a rise of 30 percent in the last 12 months.
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