NEW ORLEANS (dpa-AFX) - Entergy Corp. (ETR) posted fourth-quarter net income attributable to the company of $154.14 million or $0.87 per share versus $228.29 million or $1.26 per share last year. Operational earnings for the quarter dipped to $0.94 per share from $1.30 per share in the prior year. Operating revenues for the quarter fell year-over-year to $2.49 billion from $2.53 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.90 per share on revenues of $2.56 billion for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Going ahead, Entergy affirmed previously issued operational earnings guidance for 2012 to be in the range of $5.40 to $6.20 per share. The company noted that previously issued as-reported earnings guidance of $5.40 to $6.20 per share for 2012 does not reflect any potential future expenses for the special item to be recorded in connection with the proposed spin-merge of Entergy's transmission business. As-reported earnings guidance will be updated to reflect this special item as actual costs are incurred throughout 2012. Analysts expect the company to earn $5.83 per share for the year.
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