By Micah Maidenberg 
 

Adjusted profit rose at utility and energy company NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) in the first quarter.

Overall, earnings dropped to $680 million, or $1.41 a share, from $4.43 billion, or $9.32 a share, the year earlier, when the company reported a major gain related to its deconsolidation of a limited partnership it formerly owned.

Excluding one-time gains and after other adjustments, the company reported a profit of $1.06 billion, or $2.20 a share, compared with $929 million, or $1.96 a share, a year earlier. Analysts predicted $2.05 a share, according to FactSet.

Revenue increased to $4.08 billion, up 6% compared with the first quarter of 2018.

 

Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 23, 2019 08:59 ET (12:59 GMT)

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