ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $162.7 million.
The Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $4.37 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.36 per share.
The convenience store chain posted revenue of $4.57 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.4 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $714.4 million, or $19.16 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.56 billion.
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