NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $44.3 million.

The North Charleston, South Carolina-based company said it had net income of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and restructuring costs, were $1.55 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.

The company posted revenue of $358.4 million in the period.

Ingevity expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.27 billion to $1.33 billion.

Ingevity shares have climbed 10% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $83.27, an increase of 46% in the last 12 months.

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