ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — The Middleby Corp. (MIDD) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Elgin, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.07 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.74 per share.

The food preparation equipment company posted revenue of $652.6 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $633 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, Middleby expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.76 to $1.92.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $621 million to $635 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Middleby expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.13 to $7.29 per share, with revenue ranging from $2.52 billion to $2.53 billion.

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