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HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Kirby Corp. (KEX) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $76 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $1.33.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.27 per share.
The barge operator posted revenue of $785.7 million in the period.
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