ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Co. (SO) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.05 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $1.77. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.94 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.71 per share.

The power company posted revenue of $8.84 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.47 billion.

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