India, April 16 -- Synovus Financial (SNV) revealed a profit for its first quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's earnings came in at $163.69 million, or $1.30 per share. This compares with $114.82 million, or $0.78 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Synovus Financial reported adjusted earnings of $184.38 million or $1.30 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.12 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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The company's revenue for the period rose 6.2% to $570.850 million from $537.734 million last year.
Synovus Financial earnings at a glance...