NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $5.53 billion.

On a per-share basis, the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $2.27. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.90 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.84 per share.

The world's biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $25.31 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $25.18 billion.

Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $11.60 to $11.75 per share, with revenue in the range of $100.8 billion to $101.4 billion.

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