Cintas Corporation Q1 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates

(RTTNews) - Cintas Corporation (CTAS) announced earnings for its first quarter that increased from the same period last year.

The company's bottom line came in at $212.55 million, or $1.89 per share. This compares with $161.11 million, or $1.45 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.80 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 5.6% to $1.70 billion from $1.61 billion last year.

Cintas Corporation earnings at a glance:

-EPS (Q1): $1.93 vs. $1.48 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $1.80 -Revenue (Q1): $1.70 Bln vs. $1.61 Bln last year.

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $7.19 - $7.29 Full year revenue guidance: $6.80 - 6.855 Bln