EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) _ Stantec Inc. (STN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $35.4 million.

The Edmonton, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 48 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 47 cents per share.

The engineering firm posted revenue of $1.04 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $829 million, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $814.1 million.

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