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Comstock 2Q earnings up 78 percent on crude prices



By AP
04 August 2008 @ 06:27 pm EST

FRISCO, Texas - Oil and gas producer Comstock Resources Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit surged 78 percent as crude and natural gas prices rallied during the period.

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For the quarter ended June 30, the company posted profit of $82.6 million, or $1.81 per share, compared with profit of $18.2 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, in the year-ago period.

The number of outstanding shares rose about 2 percent to 45.3 million between the periods.

Comstock posted revenue of $193.5 million, up from $83.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The latest period includes gains of about $21.4 million from asset sales.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, earnings of $1.24 per share on revenue of $227.5 million.

During the second quarter the company began reflecting its Bois d'Arc Energy operations as discontinued due to Stone Energy Corp.'s planned purchase of that unit.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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