Crown Castle International Corp Q3 Earnings Advance

(RTTNews) - Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) released a profit for its third quarter that increased from the same period last year.

The company's bottom line came in at $136 million, or $0.33 per share. This compares with $85 million, or $0.21 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.27 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 30.2% to $1.38 billion from $1.06 billion last year.

Crown Castle International Corp earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $136 Mln. vs. $85 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $0.33 vs. $0.21 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $0.27 -Revenue (Q3): $1.38 Bln vs. $1.06 Bln last year.