Avista (NYSE:AVA) reported quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.26 by 65.38 percent. This is a 152.94 percent increase over earnings of $0.17 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $413.000 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $419.215 million by 1.48 percent. This is a 0.49 percent increase over sales of $411.000 million the same period last year.