Spire Inc. SR reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 loss of 66 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 64 cents. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported a loss per share of 32 cents. The wider loss compared with the prior-year period was due to wider seasonal losses at the Gas Utility segment of the company.RevenuesTotal revenues came in at $314 million, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $281 million by 11.8%. The top line also improved by 8.3% from $290 million in the year-ago quarter.Courtesy of the better-than-expected top-line performance of Spire, the market reacted positively and the company’s shares gained 4.6% post fourth-quarter earnings release.Spire Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Spire Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Spire Inc. QuoteHighlights of the ReleaseIn the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, operating expenses of $284.4 million increased by 7.9% from the prior-year period’s $263.5 million due to an increase in natural gas purchased expenses.The operating income was $29.8 million, up 11.6% from $26.7 million in the prior-year quarter.Net interest expenses increased nearly 22% year-over-year to $34.4 million for the reported quarter.Spire’s management has approved a 5.1% increase in the quarterly dividend rate to 72 cents per share. The dividend yield of the company is 3.9%, better than the industry average of 2.9%.Financial HighlightsCash and cash equivalents as of Sep 30, 2022 were $6.5 million compared with $4.3 million on Sep 31, 2021.The long-term debt (less current portion) as of Sep 30, 2022 was $2,958.5 million compared with $2,939.1 million on Sep 31, 2021.Spire’s net cash provided by operating activities for the fiscal 2022 was $55 million compared with the $249.8 million recorded in the year-ago period.GuidanceSpire expects net economic earnings (NEE) per share to grow 5-7% over the long-term.Spire updated and expanded its 10-year capital investment plan through fiscal 2032 to be $7 billion, and the planned investment is expected to drive annual rate base growth of 7%-8%. The capital expenditure for fiscal 2023 is now expected at $700 million, including $150 million for our midstream businesses, primarily for the Spire Storage expansion.Zacks RankSpire currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Other ReleasesSempra Energy’s SRE third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $1.97, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.79 by 10.1%.The long-term (three- to five-year) earnings growth of SRE is currently pegged at 5.71%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SRE’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 3.9%.DTE Energy Company DTE reported third-quarter 2022 operating EPS of $1.60, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 by 1.3%.The long-term earnings growth of DTE is currently pegged at 6%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DTE’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 0.5%.ONE Gas Inc. OGS reported third-quarter 2022 operating earnings per share of 44 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents by 7.3%.The long-term earnings growth of OGS is currently pegged at 5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for OGS’ 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 5.7%. Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double" From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all. It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time. This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.Free: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Sempra Energy (SRE): Free Stock Analysis Report DTE Energy Company (DTE): Free Stock Analysis Report Spire Inc. (SR): Free Stock Analysis Report ONE Gas, Inc. (OGS): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research