Casey's: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $273.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had net income of $7.37.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.60 per share.

The convenience store chain posted revenue of $5.68 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.65 billion.

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