NORWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $65.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Norwell, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.20. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were $1.14 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 97 cents per share.

The environmental services company posted revenue of $951.5 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $918.2 million.

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