Article: IES Industries Announces Record Fourth Quarter Earnings, Declares Quarterly Dividend

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- IES Industries Inc. (NYSE: IES) today announced record fourth quarter earnings of $17.9 million, an increase of 29 percent over the $13.8 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 1995. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 1996 were $0.59, compared with $0.47 in the same period of the prior year.

For the year, IES reported 1996 earnings of $61 million, or $2.04 per share. When adjusted for the expenses incurred defending against the hostile takeover attempt by MidAmerican Energy Co. (NYSE: MEC) and preparing for the company's pending three-way merger, earnings were $2.30 per share. The company's 1995 net ...

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