DALLAS (AP) _ Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $249.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.86.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.86 per share.

The natural gas utility posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period.

Atmos expects full-year earnings to be $5.40 to $5.60 per share.

Atmos shares have increased nearly 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $106.57, an increase of 20% in the last 12 months.

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