AES Adjusted Profit Tops Street Estimates
AES reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings rose 1 cent to 22 cents a share on higher gross margins and lower taxes.
ARLINGTON, Va. (
) --
AES
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reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings rose 1 cent to 22 cents a share on higher gross margins and lower taxes.
The net loss for the period was $48 million, or 7 cents a share, vs. a year-earlier loss of $47 million, or 7 cents a share.
AES, a utility company, said fourth-quarter revenue rose to $3.82 billion from $3.44 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected fourth-quarter earnings of 19 cents a share on revenue of $3.385 billion.
AES said it expects 2010 adjusted earnings of $1 to $1.05 a share; for 2011 it expects adjusted earnings of $1.15 to $1.25 a share.
-- Reported by Joseph Woelfel in New York.
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