TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $245 million.

On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $2.23. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.49 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $3.67 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.34 billion.

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