ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $9.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Acheson, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 31 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 35 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.

The heavy construction and mining services company posted revenue of $144.1 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $134.3 million.

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