WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $478 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Wilmington, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 90 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.06 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 94 cents per share.

The specialty chemicals maker posted revenue of $4.14 billion in the period.

For the current quarter ending in October, DuPont de Nemours expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.11 to $1.13. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.06.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $4.18 billion to $4.23 billion for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $4.13 billion.

DuPont de Nemours expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.24 to $4.30 per share, with revenue ranging from $16.45 billion to $16.55 billion.

DuPont de Nemours shares have climbed 5% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has climbed 17%. The stock has climbed 40% in the last 12 months.

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