American States Water (AWR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.62 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.54 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.08%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this water and electric utility would post earnings of $0.53 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.55, delivering a surprise of 3.77%.Over the last four ...