Avista (AVA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.19 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 64.29%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this utility would post earnings of $0.22 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.29, delivering a surprise of 31.82%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpas ...