FOLSOM, N.J. (AP) _ South Jersey Industries Inc. (SJI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $129.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Folsom, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.08.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

The energy services holding company posted revenue of $824.6 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $704 million.

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