CHICAGO (AP) _ Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $117.5 million.

The Chicago-based company said it had net income of $4.70 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.99 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.24 per share.

The circuit protection manufacturer posted revenue of $623.3 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $574.5 million.

For the current quarter ending in July, Littelfuse expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.95 to $4.11.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $594 million to $608 million for the fiscal second quarter.

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