SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Sempra Energy (SRE) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $496 million.
On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had profit of $1.53. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.97 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.79 per share.
The natural gas and electricity provider posted revenue of $3.62 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.31 billion.
Sempra expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.70 to $9 per share.
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