EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) — EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) — Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $144.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of $6.92.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.91 per share.

The gasoline station operator posted revenue of $5.45 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.65 billion.

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