Casey`s General Stores Inc. Q1 Income Advances 9%

(RTTNews) - Casey`s General Stores Inc. (CASY) released a profit for its first quarter that gained ground from last year.

The company said its bottom line rose to $67.39 million, or $1.70 per share. This was up from $61.81 million, or $1.57 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.81 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter fell 3.9% to $1.97 billion. This was down from $2.05 billion last year.

Casey`s General Stores Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $67.39 Mln. vs. $61.81 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 9.0% -EPS (Q1): $1.70 vs. $1.57 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 8.3% -Analysts Estimate: $1.81 -Revenue (Q1): $1.97 Bln vs. $2.05 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): -3.9%