WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $169.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Williamsville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.84.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.65 per share.
The energy company posted revenue of $658.9 million in the period.
National Fuel Gas expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.35 to $5.75 per share.
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