ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — H. B. Fuller Co. (FUL) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $79.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $1.44. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.52 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.45 per share.

The adhesives company posted revenue of $938.2 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $934.2 million.

H. B. Fuller expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.70 to $4.85 per share.

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