DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $338 million.

The Denver-based company said it had net income of $1.24 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.44 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.32 per share.

The energy company posted revenue of $2.35 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.58 billion.

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