Cintas Q4 Profit Rises, Guides FY14 Earnings Below View - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Cintas Corp. (CTAS) Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $85.98 million or $0.69 per share, up from $78.61 million or $0.60 per share in the same period last year.

On average, 14 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.70 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues increased 7.2 percent to $1.13 billion from $1.05 billion last year. Analysts expected revenues of $1.13 billion. Organic growth for the quarter was 6.2 percent.

Looking ahead to the fiscal-year 2014, the company has forecast earnings in the range of $2.66 to $2.75 per share, with revenues in the order of $4.5 billion to $4.6 billion.

Analysts, based on consensus, currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $2.79 per share on revenues of $4.54 billion.