EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) _ Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $108.8 million.

The El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of $4.23 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.68 per share.

The gasoline station operator posted revenue of $4.77 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.66 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $396.9 million, or $14.92 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.36 billion.

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