Southwest Gas Hldgs (NYSE:SWX) reported quarterly earnings of $1.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.50 by 10 percent. This is a 20.44 percent increase over earnings of $1.37 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.30 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.50 billion by 13.35 percent. This is a 18.03 percent decrease over sales of $1.58 billion the same period last year.