TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $225 million.

The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $2.08 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.39 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.25 per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $3.71 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.39 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Crown expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.63 to $1.73.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.35 to $8.45 per share.

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