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    Paccar reports Q1 results below analyst expectations

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    Paccar (NASDAQ:PCAR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $505.1 million, with earnings per share of 96 cents.

    Excluding non-recurring costs, the truck manufacturer's adjusted earnings came in at $1.46 per share.

    These results fell short of Wall Street's projections.

    A survey of seven analysts by Zacks Investment Research had an average estimate of $1.57 per share.

    Paccar also reported revenue of $7.44 billion for the period.

    Adjusted revenue came in at $6.91 billion, which also did not meet Street forecasts.

    Six analysts surveyed by Zacks had anticipated adjusted revenue of $7.07 billion.

    Following the earnings release on Tuesday, Paccar's share price dropped nearly 8% to $85.04 during early trading. 

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