Alliance Data Systems Corporation Q3 Earnings Climb

(RTTNews) - Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS) released a profit for its third quarter that climbed from last year.

The company's bottom line totaled $223.7 million, or $4.47 per share. This compares with $133.3 million, or $2.79 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 4.8% to $1.10 billion from $1.05 billion last year.

Alliance Data Systems Corporation earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $223.7 Mln. vs. $133.3 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $4.47 vs. $2.79 last year. -Revenue (Q3): $1.10 Bln vs. $1.05 Bln last year.