WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Noble Corp. (NE) Wednesday reported a decline in profit for the third quarter. However, revenues increased in the same quarter.
The Baar, Switzerland-based company's attributable net profit for the third quarter was $115 million or $0.45 per share, compared to $135 million or $0.53 per share in the comparable quarter last year.
On average, 33 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.49 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Total operating revenues for the quarter grew to $884.03 million from $737.90 million in the prior-year quarter, while twenty six analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $900.94 million for the quarter.
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