VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — B2Gold Corp. (BTG) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $408.9 million.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had profit of 28 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 14 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 9 cents per share.
The gold, silver and copper miner posted revenue of $836 million in the period.
B2Gold shares have climbed 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $5.11, a climb of 28% in the last 12 months.
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