TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $169.4 million.

The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had profit of $1.30 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.57 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.54 per share.

The data security company posted revenue of $542.7 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $534.7 million.

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