Vantage Drilling Company (VTG) Reports Higher Net Income in First Quarter of 2010
Vantage Drilling Company reported net income of $6.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010. The company earned net income of $2.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2009. Although net income for Vantage Drilling Company more than doubled on a year over year basis, earnings per share was flat due to a large increase in the share count from the first quarter of 2009. Vantage Drilling Company also reported much higher revenue in the first quarter of 2010, which totaled $58.3 million. In the first quarter of 2009, revenue…