Calgary-based Pembina sees earnings rise to $439M in first quarter

Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it earned $439 million in the first quarter, up from $369 million a year earlier. The Calgary-based company says its revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $1.54 billion, down from $1.62 billion during the same quarter last year. Diluted earnings per common share were 73 cents, up from 61 cents. Pembina says it's increasing its dividend for the second quarter by 3.4 per cent to 69 cents per common share. On April 1, Pembina closed its $3.1-billion purchase of Enbr