RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Altria Group (MO) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $224 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Richmond, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.28 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.31 per share.

The owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker posted revenue of $6.55 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $5.41 billion, also missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.62 billion.

Altria expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.81 to $4.89 per share.

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