Entergy Corp Q3 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Entergy Corp (ETR) reported a profit for its third quarter that Increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line totaled $694 million, or $1.53 per share. This compares with $645 million, or $1.50 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Entergy Corp reported adjusted earnings of $694 million or $1.53 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.44 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Entergy Corp earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $694 Mln. vs. $645 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.53 vs. $1.50 last year.

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $3.85 to $3.95