Casey’s General Stores earnings up 42% in first quarter

Casey’s General Stores Inc. reported sharply higher earnings in its first fiscal quarter ended July 31 on the strength of higher in-store sales. The Ankeny-based convenience store chain reported basic earnings per share of $1.04 compared to 73 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Basic earnings per share were up 28.4 percent after [...]

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