ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Co. (SO) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.17 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $1.03. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.13 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.01 per share.
The power company posted revenue of $6.98 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.36 billion.
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