NEW YORK (AP) _ International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) on Monday reported a third-quarter loss of $2.2 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of $8.62. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.36 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.30 per share.

The ingredients producer for food, cosmetics and consumer products industries posted revenue of $3.06 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.03 billion.

International Flavors expects full-year revenue in the range of $12.4 billion to $12.5 billion.

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