EVERETT, Wash. (AP) _ Fortive Corp. (FTV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $189.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Everett, Washington-based company said it had profit of 53 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 79 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 76 cents per share.

The industrial conglomerate posted revenue of $1.46 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.44 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Fortive expects its per-share earnings to range from 82 cents to 85 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.48 billion to $1.5 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Fortive expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.10 to $3.13 per share, with revenue ranging from $5.78 billion to $5.8 billion.

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