NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Just Energy (JE_) was rising 10.12% to $7.51 on Friday afternoon after the company reported third quarter earnings.
The company reported net customer additions of 50,000 for a 7% year-over-year increase. Gross margin increased 16% from the same quarter one year earlier to $162.8 million, while embedded gross margin increased 9% to $2.4 billion.
Profit increased to $177.5 million from $40.2 million in the third quarter one year earlier. Basic earnings per share rose year over year to $1.12 from 30 cents, while diluted earnings per share rose to 96 cents from 28 cents.
