DALLAS (AP) _ Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $117.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of $3.20.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $3.20 per share.

The maker of gypsum wallboard and cement posted revenue of $511.5 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $534.9 million.

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