Northwest Natural Gas Q3 Profit Advances 6%

(RTTNews) - Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) released earnings for its third quarter that gained ground from last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $34.54 million, or $1.20 per share. This was higher than $32.62 million, or $1.18 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 0.5% to $88.19 million. This was up from $87.73 million last year.

Northwest Natural Gas earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $34.54 Mln. vs. $32.62 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 5.9% -EPS (Q3): $1.20 vs. $1.18 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 1.7% -Revenue (Q3): $88.19 Mln vs. $87.73 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 0.5%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $2.05 - $2.25