ATLANTA (AP) _ Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $63.7 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 23 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 26 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $1.7 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.65 billion.

Graphic Packaging shares have fallen 14% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined roughly 2% in the last 12 months.

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