Ameren Corp Q2 Income Rises, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Ameren Corp (AEE) released a profit for its second quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line came in at $258 million, or $0.97 per share. This compares with $237 million, or $0.90 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.93 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 6.8% to $1.693 billion from $1.585 billion last year.

Ameren Corp earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q2): $258 Mln. vs. $237 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $0.97 vs. $0.90 last year. -Revenue (Q2): $1.693 Bln vs. $1.585 Bln last year.