DALLAS (AP) _ Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $660 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.92. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to $2.13 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.01 per share.

The maker of consumer products such as Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue posted revenue of $5.01 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.89 billion.

Kimberly-Clark shares have risen 1.5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has dropped 15%. The stock has climbed 7% in the last 12 months.

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