Intertek Group plc said its normalized net income for the first half amounted to 73 Great British pence per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 89 pence per share.
EPS climbed 24.2% year over year from 59 pence.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was £119.2 million, a gain of 24.4% from £95.8 million in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue grew 13.9% on an annual basis to £1.37 billion from £1.20 billion, and total operating expenses climbed 12.5% from the prior-year period to £1.15 billion from £1.02 billion.
Reported net income rose 18.1% from the prior-year period to £134.3 million, or 83 pence per share, from £113.8 million, or 70 pence per share.
