Yamana Gold: 2Q Earnings Snapshot

TORONTO (AP) _ Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) on Thursday reported break-even earnings in its second quarter.

The Toronto-based company said it had profit that was less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 7 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 3 cents per share.

The gold mining company posted revenue of $303.4 million in the period.

Yamana Gold shares have increased 47% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $5.80, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AUY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AUY

The Associated Press

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