ATLANTA (AP) _ Manhattan Associates Inc. (MANH) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $36.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 57 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 71 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.

The business software company posted revenue of $169.2 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $164 million.

Manhattan Associates expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.12 to $2.14 per share, with revenue in the range of $653 million to $655 million.

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