Murphy Oil Q2 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) reported net income for the second quarter of $402.6 million or $2.12 per share, compared to $295.4 million or $1.52 per share for the year-ago quarter.

Income from continuing operations for the second quarter was $332.1 million or $1.75 per share, up from $291.3 million or $1.50 per share in the prior year quarter.

Revenue for the latest second quarter rose to $7.22 billion from $7.16 billion in the comparable quarter last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $1.54 per share on revenue of $7.27 billion for the second quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.