Feb 15 (Reuters) - Otter Tail Corp OTTR.O :
* OTTER TAIL CORPORATION REPORTS A 7.8 PERCENT INCREASE IN
2020
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE TO $2.34, INCREASES QUARTERLY
DIVIDEND 5.4 PERCENT AND ANNOUNCES 2021 EARNINGS GUIDANCE OF
$2.39 TO $2.54 PER SHARE
* QTRLY OPERATING REVENUES $226.8 MILLION VERSUS $215.7
MILLION
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.45
* EXPECT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2021 TO BE $133 MILLION
* EXPECT ELECTRIC SEGMENT TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 74% OF
CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS IN 2021
* EXPECT 2021 NET INCOME FROM PLASTICS SEGMENT TO BE LOWER
THAN
2020
* SALES PRICES OF PVC PIPE ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER IN 2021
OFFSET BY A DECLINE IN POUNDS OF PIPE SOLD
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.45, REVENUE VIEW $226.6
MILLION --
REFINITIV IBES DATA
* FY2021 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.47 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
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