LONDON (AP) _ Shell plc (SHEL) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $7.12 billion.
On a per-share basis, the London-based company said it had profit of $1.86. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.38 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.12 per share.
The oil and gas company posted revenue of $83.16 billion in the period.
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