WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) Tuesday reported first-quarter consolidated earnings of $56.3 million or $0.30 per share, up from $35.6 million or $0.19 per share last year.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Operating revenues for the quarter grew to $931.6 million from $852.8 million last year.
The company raised its full year 2013 earnings guidance to a range of $1.30 to $1.40 per share, up from prior estimate of $1.20 per share to $1.35 per share. Analysts currently estimate earnings of $1.32 per share for the year.
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