DULUTH, Ga. (AP) _ Agco Corp. (AGCO) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $69.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Duluth, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 93 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and restructuring costs, came to $1.11 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 7 cents per share.

The farm equipment maker posted revenue of $2.01 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.74 billion.

Agco expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.50 to $3.75 per share, with revenue in the range of $8.3 billion to $8.4 billion.

Agco shares have fallen 18% since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 17% in the last 12 months.

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