MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MGE Energy Inc. (MGEE) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $56.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Madison, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of $1.48.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.16 per share.

The public utility holding company posted revenue of $190.4 million in the period.

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