DUBLIN (AP) _ Allegion PLC (ALLE) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $73.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin-based company said it had net income of 80 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 92 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The security device maker posted revenue of $589.5 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $600.4 million.

Allegion expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.15 to $4.30 per share.

Allegion shares have declined 10% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 1%. The stock has risen slightly more than 3% in the last 12 months.

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