CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Tops Q3 EPS by 4c

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CenterPoint Energy reports third quarter 2016 earnings of $0.41 per diluted share and updates full year guidance to $1.16 - $1.20

November 4, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

HOUSTON, Nov. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $179 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2016, compared with a $391 million loss or a loss of $0.91 per diluted share for the same period of the prior year. The third quarter 2015 loss included pre-tax impairment charges totaling $862 million related to midstream investments.  Excluding the impairment charges, third quarter 2015 net income would have been $146 million or $0.34 per diluted share. On a guidance basis, third quarter... More