DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) on Wednesday reported profit of $102.1 million in its fiscal first quarter.

The Dallas-based company said it had profit of $3.29 per share.

The maker of gypsum wallboard and cement posted revenue of $651 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $628.6 million.

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