Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) reported income from continuing operations of $149,943,000 ($1.38 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $819,785,000 for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to income from continuing operations of $109,828,000 ($1.01 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $644,095,000 during last year's third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011. Included in this year's and last year's third fiscal quarter income from continuing operations were $0.01 and $0.02 per share, respectively, of after-tax gains related to the sale of used drilling equipment and investment securities. Net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2012 was $149,925,000 ($1.38 per diluted share), compared to net income of $109,826,000 ($1.01 per diluted share) during last year's third fiscal quarter.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported income from continuing operations of $424,003,000 ($3.88 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $2,322,355,000 compared with income from continuing operations of $313,154,000 ($2.87 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $1,843,143,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2011. Included in income from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011 were approximately $0.08 and $0.07 per share, respectively, of after-tax gains from the sale of used drilling equipment and investment securities. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was $423,930,000 ($3.88 per diluted share), compared to net income of $312,766,000 ($2.87 per diluted share) during the first nine months of fiscal 2011.