Casey`s General Stores Inc. Q4 Profit Advances, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Casey`s General Stores Inc. (CASY) released earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $87.0 million, or $2.34 per share. This compares with $56.1 million, or $1.49 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.72 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 8.1% to $3.60 billion from $3.33 billion last year.

Casey`s General Stores Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q4): $87.0 Mln. vs. $56.1 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $2.34 vs. $1.49 last year. -Revenue (Q4): $3.60 Bln vs. $3.33 Bln last year.