ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ H. B. Fuller Co. (FUL) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $31.6 million.

The St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 58 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and pretax expenses, were 79 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.

The adhesives company posted revenue of $826.8 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $797.2 million.

H. B. Fuller shares have climbed 17% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $60.61, a climb of 27% in the last 12 months.

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