Aqua America Q1 Profit From Cont. Ops. Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Aqua America, Inc. (WTR) reported that its first-quarter income from continuing operations increased to $48.55 million from $42.40 million, last year. Income per share from continuing operations was $0.27 compared to $0.24.

On average, seven analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.26 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenue was $190.3 million compared to $182.7 million in the first quarter of the prior year, a 4.2 percent increase. Analysts expected revenue of $189.80 million for the quarter.