Essential Utilities Q1 EPS $0.97 Beats $0.77 Estimate, Sales $612.07M Miss $750.08M Estimate
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Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.97 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.77 by 25.97 percent. This is a 34.72 percent increase over earnings of $0.72 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $612.07 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $750.08 million by 18.40 percent. This is a 15.75 percent decrease over sales of $726.45 million the same period last year.