DENVER (AP) _ Summit Materials Inc. (SUM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $74.2 million.

The Denver-based company said it had profit of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 68 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 64 cents per share.

The construction materials producer posted revenue of $717.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $662.3 million.

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