LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ IDEX Corp. (IEX) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $70.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 93 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.10 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.01 per share.

The maker of the Jaws of Life device and other engineered products posted revenue of $561.2 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $526.7 million.

Idex shares have fallen roughly 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $170.91, an increase of slightly more than 2% in the last 12 months.

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