Primerica, Inc. Q3 Income Advances 18%

(RTTNews) - Primerica, Inc. (PRI) released earnings for its third quarter that increased from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $58.04 million, or $1.22 per share. This was up from $49.35 million, or $0.98 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.13 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 7.8% to $383.63 million. This was up from $355.71 million last year.

Primerica, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $58.04 Mln. vs. $49.35 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 17.6% -EPS (Q3): $1.22 vs. $0.98 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 24.5% -Analysts Estimate: $1.13 -Revenue (Q3): $383.63 Mln vs. $355.71 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 7.8%