Hyatt Hotels Corp. Q1 Income Rises 100%

(RTTNews) - Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) released a profit for its first quarter that climbed from last year.

The company said its bottom line totaled $34 million, or $0.25 per share. This was higher than $17 million, or $0.11 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.25 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Hyatt Hotels Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $34 Mln. vs. $17 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 100% -EPS (Q1): $0.25 vs. $0.11 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 127.3% -Analysts Estimate: $0.25