WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Questar Corp. (STR) reported that its first-quarter net income attributable to the company was $75.2 million, or $0.42 per share, compared to $69.9 million or $0.39 per share in the comparable quarter last year.
Total revenues for the quarter declined to $425.7 million from $470.0 million in the prior year quarter.
On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.44 per share on revenues of $458.77 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
For fiscal 2012, the company estimates that earnings could range from $1.15 to $1.19 per share, unchanged from prior guidance. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $1.19 per share for fiscal 2012.
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