Avista (AVA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.1 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.98 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +1.85%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this utility would post earnings of $1.01 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.88, delivering a surprise of -12.87%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpas ...