Evergy: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $171.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 82 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 76 cents per share.

The electric utility posted revenue of $1.44 billion in the period.

Evergy expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.92 to $4.12 per share.

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