Cintas Corporation Reveals 17% Advance In Q4 Profit

(RTTNews) - Cintas Corporation (CTAS) reported a profit for its fourth quarter that gained ground from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $118.01 million, or $1.08 per share. This was higher than $100.58 million, or $0.86 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.00 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 11.4% to $1.27 billion. This was up from $1.14 billion last year.

Cintas Corporation earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $118.01 Mln. vs. $100.58 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 17.3% -EPS (Q4): $1.08 vs. $0.86 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 25.6% -Analysts Estimate: $1.00 -Revenue (Q4): $1.27 Bln vs. $1.14 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 11.4%