Huntington Ingalls Q3 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reported a third-quarter net income of $96 million or $1.96 per share, up from $69 million or $1.36 per share a year ago.

Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter amounted to $1.67, up from $1.17 per share last year.

On average, 13 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $1.83 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues were up 2.1 percent to $1.72 billion from $1.64 billion last year, while analysts had revenue estimate of $1.71 billion.