WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - NiSource Inc. (NI) released a profit for its first
quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street
estimates.

The company's earnings came in at $344.3 million, or $0.77 per share. This
compares with $319.2 million, or $0.71 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Excluding items, NiSource Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $382.8 million or
$0.85 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.83 per share, according
to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude
special items.

NiSource Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q1): $344.3 Mln. vs. $319.2 Mln. last year.
-EPS (Q1): $0.77 vs. $0.71 last year.


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