Southwest Gas (SWX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.10 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 28.57%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this natural gas company would post earnings of $0.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.31, delivering a surprise of -27.91%.Over the last four quarters, th ...