ST LOUIS (AP) _ Spire Inc. (SR) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $55.7 million.

The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of $1.01 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.14 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.31 per share.

The natural gas distributor posted revenue of $555.4 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $508.4 million.

Spire expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.70 to $4 per share.

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