EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ Berry Global Group Inc. (BERY) on Friday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $191 million.

On a per-share basis, the Evansville, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $1.42. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.52 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.18 per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $2.91 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.02 billion.

Berry Global shares have increased slightly since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 1% in the last 12 months.

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