COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — M/I Homes Inc. (MHO) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $145.4 million.

The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $5.10 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.94 per share.

The homebuilder posted revenue of $1.14 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.13 billion.

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