ATLANTA (AP) _ FleetCor Technologies Inc. (FLT) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $184.2 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2.15 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.82 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.70 per share.

The provider of fuel card and payment products for businesses posted revenue of $608.6 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $605.6 million.

For the current quarter ending in July, FleetCor Technologies expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.80 to $3.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $12.14 to $12.70 per share, with revenue ranging from $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion.

FleetCor Technologies shares have risen roughly 6% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $289.04, a climb of 22% in the last 12 months.

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