Six Flags doubles estimates, last year's profit for quarter

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Six Flags reported a profit of $72.3 million, or $1.27 cents a share, up from a year-earlier profit of $35 million, or 62 cents a share. Its income from continuing operations was $1.34 a share in the most recent quarter versus 64 cents a year ago. Revenue rose 11% to $374.9 million. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters recently predicted earnings of 62 cents a share on revenue of $352 million. Attendance and per capita spending were up 12%.

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