ATLANTA (AP) _ FleetCor Technologies Inc. (FLT) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $234 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2.80. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $3.52 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.49 per share.

The provider of fuel card and payment products for businesses posted revenue of $755.5 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $738.6 million.

FleetCor Technologies expects full-year earnings in the range of $13 to $13.10 per share, with revenue in the range of $2.79 billion to $2.81 billion.

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