EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) _ Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $219.5 million.

The El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $9.28 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $7.82 per share.

The gasoline station operator posted revenue of $6.19 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.96 billion.

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