CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) _ Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $90.4 million.

The Carthage, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 66 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 56 cents per share.

The engineered component manufacturer posted revenue of $1.32 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.27 billion.

Legget & Platt expects full-year earnings to be $2.70 to $3 per share, with revenue in the range of $5.3 billion to $5.6 billion.

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