Discover Financial Services Earnings Advance In Q3

(RTTNews) - Discover Financial Services (DFS) announced a profit for its third quarter that increased from last year.

The company's bottom line totaled $751 million, or $2.45 per share. This compares with $749 million, or $2.36 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.53 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter fell 6.6% to $2.71 billion from $2.90 billion last year.

Discover Financial Services earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $751 Mln. vs. $749 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $2.45 vs. $2.36 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $1.53 -Revenue (Q3): $2.71 Bln vs. $2.90 Bln last year.