ATLANTA (AP) _ Equifax Inc. (EFX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $221.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $1.80. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.22 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.

The credit reporting company posted revenue of $1.36 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Fourteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.33 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Equifax expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.98 to $2.08. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $2.17.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.31 billion to $1.33 billion for the fiscal second quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.32 billion.

Equifax expects full-year earnings in the range of $8 to $8.30 per share, with revenue ranging from $5.15 billion to $5.25 billion.

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