Calpine Posts Loss for Third Straight Quarter
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Calpine Corp., which produces electricity in 22 U.S. states, reported a loss for the third quarter in a row as fuel costs rose and the company wrote down two power turbines being sold to pay debt.
The second-quarter net loss was $23.4 million, or 6 cents a share, contrasted with net income of $68.3 million, or 18 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose 24% to $2.19 billion.
Profit excluding items in 2003 will be $380 million to $520 million, or 90 cents to $1.20 a share, the company said. Results will be above a February forecast of as much as 50 cents after projected gains from buying back debt and accounting changes, the company said.
Calpine rose 71 cents to $5.70 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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