WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Noble Corp. (NE) reported fourth quarter net income attributable to the company of $127.00 million, or $0.50 per share, up from $98.76 million, or $0.39 per share in the year ago quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Operating revenues for the quarter rose to $751.05 million from $643.79 million in the prior year quarter. Thirty analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $770.79 million for the quarter.
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