Kansas City Southern through its various subsidiaries and alliances, provides rail transportation services over a network of more than 25,000 route miles across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Currently, Kansas City Southern has a Zacks Rank # 2 (Buy), but that could definitely change following Kansas City Southern earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:

Earnings: Kansas City Southern’s earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $1.33 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. Earnings improved 9.02% on a year-over-year basis.

Kansas City Southern Price and EPS Surprise

 

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Revenue: Kansas City Southern reported revenues of $656.4 million which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $620.6 million. Revenues improved 15.46% on a year-over-year basis.

Key Stats to Note: Kansas City Southern reported operating ratio of 63.5% in the reported quarter, compared with 61.3% a year-ago. Operating income improved 9% to $239 million.

Check back later for our full write up on this Kansas City Southern earnings report later!

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