EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) — EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) — Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $149.2 million.
On a per-share basis, the El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $7.20.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.64 per share.
The gasoline station operator posted revenue of $5.24 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.6 billion.
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