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UIL Holdings posts slightly higher 3Q profit
AP
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -UIL Holdings Corp., the holding company for electric utility United Illuminating Co., said Friday its third-quarter profit edged higher a reduction in operating costs more than offset a decrease in revenue.
The company earned $21.7 million, or 73 cents per share, compared with a profit of $21.5 million, or 85 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. The latest quarter's earnings per share were lower because the company had more outstanding shares.
Revenue fell 8 percent to $255.2 million from $278.7 million.
Analysts projected profit of 72 cents per share on sales of $292.7 million, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters.
UIL forecast full-year earnings in a range of $1.97 to $2.07 per share. Analysts forecast income of $1.91 per share.
The company also said it expects earnings from continuing operations between $1.87 and $1.97 per share.
Shares closed down 65 cents, or 2.5 percent, at $25.68.
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2009-10-30 17:45:07
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