April 25 (Reuters) - Aecon Group Inc ARE.TO :
* AECON REPORTS STRONG FIRST QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
* Q1 REVENUE ROSE 20 PERCENT TO $650 MILLION
* REPORTED BACKLOG AS AT MARCH 31, 2019 OF $6,749 MILLION COMPARES TO BACKLOG OF $4,614 MILLION A YEAR EARLIER
* "OVERALL OUTLOOK FOR 2019 REMAINS SOLID"
* QTRLY LOSS PER SHARE $0.16
* REPORTED BACKLOG AS AT MARCH 31, 2019 OF $6,749 MILLION VERSUS BACKLOG OF $4,614 MILLION A YEAR EARLIER
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$-0.34, REVENUE VIEW C$505.9 MILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA