Spire (NYSE: SR) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.45), $0.04 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.41).

"Thanks to the commitment and resilience of our employees, Spire delivered a strong year for our shareholders, customers and communities. Even during the coronavirus, we focused on our strategic priorities and achieved further gains in the safety and integrity of our natural gas delivery system, customer service, and reductions in methane emissions, in keeping with our sustainability commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by midcentury. Even with the immense challenges—health, social and economic—we pulled together as a company to ensure the safety and well-being of our workforce, customers and communities. And, I'm proud to say, through it all, we applied our innovative thinking to establish new ways to help our customers stay connected to the energy they need," said Suzanne Sitherwood, president and chief executive officer of Spire. "Looking ahead, we'll continue to invest in and innovate around enhancing our operating performance including customer service, and delivering on our ESG commitments, while achieving targeted earnings growth of 5-7%."

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