Marsh & McLennan: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of $2.45. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.72 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.66 per share.
The global professional services firm providing strategy, risk and people solutions posted revenue of $6.97 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.92 billion.
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