CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — TransUnion (TRU) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $156.2 million.

The Chicago-based company said it had profit of 81 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.25 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.

The credit reporting company posted revenue of $1.31 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.

For the current quarter ending in December, TransUnion expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.15 to $1.22.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.26 billion to $1.29 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

TransUnion expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.81 to $4.88 per share, with revenue ranging from $5.13 billion to $5.16 billion.

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