TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ ONE Gas Inc. (OGS) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $95.6 million.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had profit of $1.79 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.78 per share.

The natural gas distribution posted revenue of $625.3 million in the period.

ONE Gas shares have risen 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $80.58, a rise of 2.5% in the last 12 months.

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