路透8月7日 - 电力公司PPL Corp（PPL.N）周五公布的第二季度利润略低于市场预期，主要受利息支出和运营成本上升的影响。
不断攀升的运营费用正日益影响着公用事业公司从稳定的客户需求中获得的财务收益。
这家总部位于宾夕法尼亚州阿伦敦的公用事业公司公布，截至6月30日的本季度经调整后每股收益为33美分，而分析师平均预期为每股34美分。
该公司的利息支出升至2.32亿美元，较去年同期增长16.6%。
利率长期维持在较高水平将给公用事业公司带来压力，因为这会增加对电网等关键基础设施建设与维护的投资成本。
PPL在本报告季度的营业费用从一年前的16.2亿美元微升至16.4亿美元。
该公司报告的营业收入为21.1亿美元，较去年同期增长4.2%
该公司重申了全年每股调整后利润在1.90至1.98美元之间的预测。
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