LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) _ Masco Corp. (MAS) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $220 million.

On a per-share basis, the Livonia, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 89 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 99 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.

The maker of Behr paint, Delta faucets and other building products posted revenue of $2.2 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.1 billion.

Masco expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.67 to $3.73 per share.

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