AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) reported Wednesday that its underlying earnings per diluted share in the fiscal first half fell to AU$0.552 from AU$0.591 per diluted share a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting EPS of AU$0.44.

On a statutory basis, EPS was AU$0.144, compared with AU$0.854 a year earlier.

Revenue for the six months to Dec. 31, 2024, was AU$7.13 billion, up over 15% from AU$6.18 billion in the same period a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected AU$6.99 billion.

The company now anticipates fiscal 2025 underlying net profit after tax of between AU$580 million and AU$710 million, compared with its previous guidance of between AU$530 million and AU$730 million. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expect AU$657 million.

The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.23 per share, down from the AU$0.26 in the previous reported period, payable on March 27 to shareholders on record as of Feb. 26.