FOLSOM, N.J. (AP) _ South Jersey Industries Inc. (SJI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $18.9 million in its second quarter.

The Folsom, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 5 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was breakeven on a per-share basis.

The energy services holding company posted revenue of $511.4 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $320.9 million.

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