EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) _ Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $104 million.

The El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of $3.98 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.59 per share.

The gasoline station operator posted revenue of $4.6 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.48 billion.

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