UPDATE: Casey's Posts Upbeat FQ1 Profit

Casey's General Stores

reported a stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter profit. Casey's quarterly earnings dropped to $39 million, or $1.01 per share, down from $39.4 million, or $1.03 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its total revenue came in at $1.87 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.95 per share on revenue of $1.93 billion. Casey's shares jumped 6.16% to $59.09 in the after-hours trading session.