TULSA (dpa-AFX) - Williams Cos. (WMB) released a profit for first quarter
that decreased from the same period last year but beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line came in at $631 million, or $0.52 per share. This
compares with $926 million, or $0.76 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Excluding items, Williams Cos. reported adjusted earnings of $719 million or
$0.59 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.48 per share, according
to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude
special items.

Williams Cos. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q1): $631 Mln. vs. $926 Mln. last year.
-EPS (Q1): $0.52 vs. $0.76 last year.


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