India, May 7 -- Barrick Gold Corporation (GOLD) reported earnings for its first quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's bottom line came in at $474 million, or $0.27 per share. This compares with $295 million, or $0.17 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Barrick Gold Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $603 million or $0.35 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.30 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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The company's revenue for the period rose 13.9% to $3.130 billion from $2.747 billion last year.
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