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UGI Corporation (UGI) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y

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UGI Corporation (UGI - Free Report) delivered fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of 9 cents per share, comparing favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 4 cents. Moreover, the bottom line improved from the prior-year quarter’s loss of 2 cents.

Excluding one-time items, the company reported GAAP earnings of 14 cents per share in the reported quarter, significantly ahead of the year-ago quarter’s figure of 3 cents.

Revenues

Revenues of $1,273.1 million in the quarter under review surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,213 million by 5%. Also, the top line improved 14.3% from the year-ago figure of $1,113.9 million.

Revenue growth can primarily be attributable to volume expansion across all segments on account of warmer weather compared with the previous year’s temperatures.

UGI Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Operational Highlights

Operating earnings in the quarter under discussion were $54.3 million compared with $27.6 million in the year-ago period.

Total interest expenses amounted to $57.3 million, up 3.2% from the prior-year figure.

Guidance

UGI Corporation issued its EPS view for fiscal year 2019 in the range of $2.75-$2.95 per share.

Zacks Rank

UGI Corporation currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

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